Rob Lane wrote: > Hey, > > I am currently working on a final year project in college building a 3-D > virtual model of a building in a python based program called Vizard. I > have prepared a set of tutorials on powerpoint which i would like to > access by clicking on various objects in the building. e.g. Click on a > Window/Air Duct and then open a powerpoint presentation on the topic. > > I was wondering if there is python code which will let me launch my > powerpoint presentations from with my virtual world.
os.system() will let you execute a command line, for example os.system(r'"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\POWERPNT.EXE" F:\Personal\TEACHI~1\TDDINT~1.PPT') Note the use of a raw string to allow \ path separators and the double-quotes around the path to the exe because it has spaces in it. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
