Sorry : How to run .ppt files from VB ???

[Karine]

Not .ps files but .ppt files sorry !!!

KP

"Karine" <karinepaquin@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>Is it possible to run different .ps files like in a shell or in a user
control
>from VB, but VB must know when the clip is over... for example...
>
>when you double-click on your .exe icon of VB, you want a little power point
>prensentation, but you want that when the clip is over, the shell closes
>and empties the memory and after that the first VB form show's up... VB
must
>be aware that the clip is finish runnig, but how do you know that ???
>
>And can you do the same thing with .avi files that can be run in MediaPlayer,
>to have let's says a window running the clip inside a VB form ?
>
>Thanks,
>Karine

[Paul Clement]

On 4 Sep 2001 08:33:20 -0700, "Karine" <karinepaquin@hotmail.com> wrote:

¤
¤ Not .ps files but .ppt files sorry !!!
¤
¤ KP
¤
¤ "Karine" <karinepaquin@hotmail.com> wrote:
¤ >
¤ >Hi,
¤ >
¤ >Is it possible to run different .ps files like in a shell or in a user
¤ control
¤ >from VB, but VB must know when the clip is over... for example...
¤ >
¤ >when you double-click on your .exe icon of VB, you want a little power point
¤ >prensentation, but you want that when the clip is over, the shell closes
¤ >and empties the memory and after that the first VB form show's up... VB
¤ must
¤ >be aware that the clip is finish runnig, but how do you know that ???
¤ >
¤ >And can you do the same thing with .avi files that can be run in MediaPlayer,
¤ >to have let's says a window running the clip inside a VB form ?
¤ >
¤ >Thanks,
¤ >Karine

You should be able to use either PowerPoint or the PowerPoint viewer to do this:

http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q265/3/85.ASP
http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q260/4/10.asp


Paul ~~~ pclement@ameritech.net
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)