At 7:02 PM -0700 10/23/00, Kerry Thompson wrote:
>it is not possible :)
>Of course it's possible. You don't even need an Xtra if you just
>want to run it.
>
>Just use the Powerpoint viewer that you can download free from the
>MS website, and do an "Open with."
>
I did a project a few years ago that allowed a company to view all
different types of media including Director based animation,
Quicktime files (embedded in Director files), PowerPoint content,
etc. And yes, we used the PowerPoint Viewer to control the
PowerPoint files. But, if you want a Director-based piece, then you
have to figure out a way to give "commands" to the PowerPoint Viewer.
In my original version, I used some combination of MasterApp and
BuddyAPI to send keystrokes to the PowerPoint Viewer and to muck with
window layering.
This year, the client asked to have the whole thing rewritten with
new functionality. This time I used the PPViewer XTRA from RavWare
to handle the communication with the PowerPoint Viewer. It was much
easier and cleaner. Highly recommended.
Irv
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