Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Rob Kennedy
kc0fcp wrote: AFIK, Powerpoint knows nothing about my program. I don't know why the presentation pauses - it seems to be a built-in characteristic of PPT. I reviewed all the show setup options in PPT and didn't see anything about pausing for other windows, though. Apparently, PowerPoint

Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Charlie Chambers
- Original Message - kc0fcp wrote: AFIK, Powerpoint knows nothing about my program. I don't know why the presentation pauses - it seems to be a built-in characteristic of PPT. I reviewed all the show setup options in PPT and didn't see anything about pausing for other

Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Bobby Clarke
Hi, kc0fcp I wonder if this is a Delphi thing or a Windows thing. I have noticed that when any application losses focus, then the Windows are not updated. For example, if you have an active progress gauge and go and do something else, the gauge apparently stops. It does not restart even if

Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Rob Kennedy
Bobby Clarke wrote: I wonder if this is a Delphi thing or a Windows thing. It's neither. It's a PowerPoint thing. http://groups.google.com/groups?q=powerpoint+pauses+loses+focus I have noticed that when any application losses focus, then the Windows are not updated. For example, if you

[delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Emmanuel Lamy
Hi Charlie, I am facing a similar situation, where I write javascript codes through my application, that wil interact with Acrobat Reader or Viewer. My dilemna is that the Javascript is loaded only when Acrobat reader is started. So, I need to kill the Acrobat Reader process, and restart a

Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Charlie Chambers
Hi Emmanuel, I really think that your program could help, if you don't mind sharing it with me. TIA. I'm sending to you private mail box. I'll zip it up. I've put in several items: (1) exe to get running processes - visible and invisible - handles, Win classes, Win Title Thread ID (2) Code

Re: [delphi-en] Re: Controlling Powerpoint from Delphi app

2006-12-24 Thread Rob Kennedy
Bobby Clarke wrote: Rob Kennedy wrote: Are you sure you're not using Windows 3.1? XP is only at SP2. v3.1 isn't out yet! Windows 3.1 was released over 14 years ago. :) -- Rob