I've done a lot of work linking in presentations to custom shows, and other presentations. I've
also read the article "Linking PowerPoint Presentations Together Seamlessly", which describes how to
run mutiple presentations together without using the LST feature. Actually, I would LIKE to use
the LST feature.

I have 32 presentations in all and that's a little too many to be creating icon/links. AND, I don't
mind those annoying blank screens between presentations.

I have created one slide with a separate link to each of the 32 presentations. That all works just
fine. I would also like another link on that same slide that would show all 32 in a specific
order. When I showed these in front of a group, I prepared the LST file, and then used the Viewer
to show them all in order. Now I'd like to create a CD that has all the presentations and that
would allow someone to view them individually, OR all as a group.

I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action Setting On Mouse Click to
Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and asks
if I would like to open it anyway, I say Yes.

Then it says "Powerpoint couldn't locate or start ppview32 filename.lst." I'm not sure if it
couldn't find the viewer or the LST file. I can run that from a START / RUN window, and it works
fine, so the viewer is installed, therefore I'm guessing it can't find the directory of the LST
file. That happens to be in the same directory as the presentation I'm calling it from.

Any ideas? Viewer97, Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tivo'ed

> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action
> Setting On Mouse Click to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I
> click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and asks if I would like to open
> it anyway, I say Yes.

I'd try including a full path in the run command
something along the lines of
c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe filename.lst

it that does not work then I'd include the full path in the to the .lst file
also

c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe c:\itsinhere\filename.lst

Also putting everything in quotes helps sometimes

"c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe"
"C:\itsinhere\filename.lst"

Give that a whirl.

Remember to adjust the full path to where the viewer in commonly installed.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...


"Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:mY2dnQ4x-bX7zzneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I've done a lot of work linking in presentations to custom shows, and
> other presentations. I've also read the article "Linking PowerPoint
> Presentations Together Seamlessly", which describes how to run mutiple
> presentations together without using the LST feature. Actually, I would
> LIKE to use the LST feature.
>
> I have 32 presentations in all and that's a little too many to be creating
> icon/links. AND, I don't mind those annoying blank screens between
> presentations.
>
> I have created one slide with a separate link to each of the 32
> presentations. That all works just fine. I would also like another
> link on that same slide that would show all 32 in a specific order.
> When I showed these in front of a group, I prepared the LST file, and then
> used the Viewer to show them all in order. Now I'd like to create a CD
> that has all the presentations and that would allow someone to view them
> individually, OR all as a group.
>
> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action
> Setting On Mouse Click to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I
> click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and asks if I would like to open
> it anyway, I say Yes.
>
> Then it says "Powerpoint couldn't locate or start ppview32 filename.lst."
> I'm not sure if it couldn't find the viewer or the LST file. I can run
> that from a START / RUN window, and it works fine, so the viewer is
> installed, therefore I'm guessing it can't find the directory of the LST
> file. That happens to be in the same directory as the presentation I'm
> calling it from.
>
> Any ideas? Viewer97, Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>

Well, you were right, fully qualifying the filenames allowed it to work, however that really is a
problem
if this is to be run from a CD, and it could have a different drive name on different computers.

I solved the problem by creating a macro that would figure out the current location of the
presentation, and then
build a string to execute it. Now as long as the viewer gets installed in the right place, this
will work.

I sure wish Windows could keep better track of installed images and the current default directory.

Thanks for your help.


Sub run_show()

Dim X, this_loc, do_this

this_loc = ActivePresentation.Path
do_this = "C:\Program Files\PowerPoint Viewer\ppview32.exe " + this_loc + "\filename.lst"

X = Shell(do_this, vbMaximizedFocus)

End Sub


"TAJ Simmons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tivo'ed
>
>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action Setting On Mouse Click to
>> Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and
>> asks if I would like to open it anyway, I say Yes.
>
> I'd try including a full path in the run command
> something along the lines of
> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe filename.lst
>
> it that does not work then I'd include the full path in the to the .lst file also
>
> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe c:\itsinhere\filename.lst
>
> Also putting everything in quotes helps sometimes
>
> "c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe" "C:\itsinhere\filename.lst"
>
> Give that a whirl.
>
> Remember to adjust the full path to where the viewer in commonly installed.
>
> Cheers
> TAJ Simmons
> microsoft powerpoint mvp
>
> awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
> http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
> free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...
>
>
> "Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:mY2dnQ4x-bX7zzneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> I've done a lot of work linking in presentations to custom shows, and other presentations. I've
>> also read the article "Linking PowerPoint Presentations Together Seamlessly", which describes how
>> to run mutiple presentations together without using the LST feature. Actually, I would LIKE to
>> use the LST feature.
>>
>> I have 32 presentations in all and that's a little too many to be creating icon/links. AND, I
>> don't mind those annoying blank screens between presentations.
>>
>> I have created one slide with a separate link to each of the 32 presentations. That all works
>> just fine. I would also like another link on that same slide that would show all 32 in a
>> specific order. When I showed these in front of a group, I prepared the LST file, and then used
>> the Viewer to show them all in order. Now I'd like to create a CD that has all the
>> presentations and that would allow someone to view them individually, OR all as a group.
>>
>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action Setting On Mouse Click to
>> Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and
>> asks if I would like to open it anyway, I say Yes.
>>
>> Then it says "Powerpoint couldn't locate or start ppview32 filename.lst." I'm not sure if it
>> couldn't find the viewer or the LST file. I can run that from a START / RUN window, and it
>> works fine, so the viewer is installed, therefore I'm guessing it can't find the directory of the
>> LST file. That happens to be in the same directory as the presentation I'm calling it from.
>>
>> Any ideas? Viewer97, Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>
>
>

Tivo'ed

Unfortunately the ppt viewer does not allow macros to run.

Sorry

TAJ

"Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, you were right, fully qualifying the filenames allowed it to work,
> however that really is a problem
> if this is to be run from a CD, and it could have a different drive name
> on different computers.
>
> I solved the problem by creating a macro that would figure out the current
> location of the presentation, and then
> build a string to execute it. Now as long as the viewer gets installed
> in the right place, this will work.
>
> I sure wish Windows could keep better track of installed images and the
> current default directory.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>
> Sub run_show()
>
> Dim X, this_loc, do_this
>
> this_loc = ActivePresentation.Path
> do_this = "C:\Program Files\PowerPoint Viewer\ppview32.exe " + this_loc +
> "\filename.lst"
>
> X = Shell(do_this, vbMaximizedFocus)
>
> End Sub
>
>
> "TAJ Simmons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Tivo'ed
>>
>>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action
>>> Setting On Mouse Click to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When
>>> I click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and asks if I would like to
>>> open it anyway, I say Yes.
>>
>> I'd try including a full path in the run command
>> something along the lines of
>> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe filename.lst
>>
>> it that does not work then I'd include the full path in the to the .lst
>> file also
>>
>> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe c:\itsinhere\filename.lst
>>
>> Also putting everything in quotes helps sometimes
>>
>> "c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe"
>> "C:\itsinhere\filename.lst"
>>
>> Give that a whirl.
>>
>> Remember to adjust the full path to where the viewer in commonly
>> installed.
>>
>> Cheers
>> TAJ Simmons
>> microsoft powerpoint mvp
>>
>> awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
>> http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
>> free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...
>>
>>
>> "Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:mY2dnQ4x-bX7zzneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>> I've done a lot of work linking in presentations to custom shows, and
>>> other presentations. I've also read the article "Linking PowerPoint
>>> Presentations Together Seamlessly", which describes how to run mutiple
>>> presentations together without using the LST feature. Actually, I
>>> would LIKE to use the LST feature.
>>>
>>> I have 32 presentations in all and that's a little too many to be
>>> creating icon/links. AND, I don't mind those annoying blank screens
>>> between presentations.
>>>
>>> I have created one slide with a separate link to each of the 32
>>> presentations. That all works just fine. I would also like another
>>> link on that same slide that would show all 32 in a specific order. When
>>> I showed these in front of a group, I prepared the LST file, and then
>>> used the Viewer to show them all in order. Now I'd like to create a
>>> CD that has all the presentations and that would allow someone to view
>>> them individually, OR all as a group.
>>>
>>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action
>>> Setting On Mouse Click to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When
>>> I click on it, it gives me a virus warning, and asks if I would like to
>>> open it anyway, I say Yes.
>>>
>>> Then it says "Powerpoint couldn't locate or start ppview32
>>> filename.lst." I'm not sure if it couldn't find the viewer or the LST
>>> file. I can run that from a START / RUN window, and it works fine, so
>>> the viewer is installed, therefore I'm guessing it can't find the
>>> directory of the LST file. That happens to be in the same directory as
>>> the presentation I'm calling it from.
>>>
>>> Any ideas? Viewer97, Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

> Unfortunately the ppt viewer does not allow macros to run.

It's working???????????????? One of the Action Settings is to Run a Macro.

"TAJ Simmons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Tivo'ed
>
> Unfortunately the ppt viewer does not allow macros to run.
>
> Sorry
>
> TAJ
>
> "Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Well, you were right, fully qualifying the filenames allowed it to work, however that really is a
>> problem
>> if this is to be run from a CD, and it could have a different drive name on different computers.
>>
>> I solved the problem by creating a macro that would figure out the current location of the
>> presentation, and then
>> build a string to execute it. Now as long as the viewer gets installed in the right place, this
>> will work.
>>
>> I sure wish Windows could keep better track of installed images and the current default
>> directory.
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>>
>> Sub run_show()
>>
>> Dim X, this_loc, do_this
>>
>> this_loc = ActivePresentation.Path
>> do_this = "C:\Program Files\PowerPoint Viewer\ppview32.exe " + this_loc + "\filename.lst"
>>
>> X = Shell(do_this, vbMaximizedFocus)
>>
>> End Sub
>>
>>
>> "TAJ Simmons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Tivo'ed
>>>
>>>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action Setting On Mouse Click
>>>> to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I click on it, it gives me a virus warning,
>>>> and asks if I would like to open it anyway, I say Yes.
>>>
>>> I'd try including a full path in the run command
>>> something along the lines of
>>> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe filename.lst
>>>
>>> it that does not work then I'd include the full path in the to the .lst file also
>>>
>>> c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe c:\itsinhere\filename.lst
>>>
>>> Also putting everything in quotes helps sometimes
>>>
>>> "c:\program files\powerpoint viewer\ppview32.exe" "C:\itsinhere\filename.lst"
>>>
>>> Give that a whirl.
>>>
>>> Remember to adjust the full path to where the viewer in commonly installed.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> TAJ Simmons
>>> microsoft powerpoint mvp
>>>
>>> awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
>>> http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
>>> free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tivo'ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:mY2dnQ4x-bX7zzneRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>
>>>> I've done a lot of work linking in presentations to custom shows, and other presentations.
>>>> I've also read the article "Linking PowerPoint Presentations Together Seamlessly", which
>>>> describes how to run mutiple presentations together without using the LST feature. Actually,
>>>> I would LIKE to use the LST feature.
>>>>
>>>> I have 32 presentations in all and that's a little too many to be creating icon/links. AND, I
>>>> don't mind those annoying blank screens between presentations.
>>>>
>>>> I have created one slide with a separate link to each of the 32 presentations. That all works
>>>> just fine. I would also like another link on that same slide that would show all 32 in a
>>>> specific order. When I showed these in front of a group, I prepared the LST file, and then used
>>>> the Viewer to show them all in order. Now I'd like to create a CD that has all the
>>>> presentations and that would allow someone to view them individually, OR all as a group.
>>>>
>>>> I've created a link called "Run Full Slide Show", and created an Action Setting On Mouse Click
>>>> to Run [ ppview32 filename.lst ]. When I click on it, it gives me a virus warning,
>>>> and asks if I would like to open it anyway, I say Yes.
>>>>
>>>> Then it says "Powerpoint couldn't locate or start ppview32 filename.lst." I'm not sure if it
>>>> couldn't find the viewer or the LST file. I can run that from a START / RUN window, and it
>>>> works fine, so the viewer is installed, therefore I'm guessing it can't find the directory of
>>>> the LST file. That happens to be in the same directory as the presentation I'm calling it
>>>> from.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas? Viewer97, Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>