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Comments in a PowerPoint Playlist - documentation is WRONG

 
 
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      19th Dec 2005
Hi,
PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if launched
from the command-line.
Microsoft's documentation
(http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827766)
about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.

Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
Would help me greatly!
Ariel
 
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      19th Dec 2005
If you play your presentation from a batch file located in the same folder
as everything else it will work. below is a sample that I used to check it
out. Only the filename has been changed to protect the innocent.

@ECHO OFF
rem This is comment line one.
rem This is comment line two.
@pptview.exe "yourpresentation.ppt"

You could also leave a comment on the KB article page, that it does not work
as stated.

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


"Ariel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9AB674A7-F11F-45A1-93E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
| Hi,
| PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if
launched
| from the command-line.
| Microsoft's documentation
| (http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827766)
| about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
| It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.
|
| Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
| Would help me greatly!
| Ariel


 
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      19th Dec 2005
This seems to be adding a comment in the batch file, not in the playlist file.
Is there a way to add comments to the playlist file?
Ariel

"Michael Koerner" wrote:

> If you play your presentation from a batch file located in the same folder
> as everything else it will work. below is a sample that I used to check it
> out. Only the filename has been changed to protect the innocent.
>
> @ECHO OFF
> rem This is comment line one.
> rem This is comment line two.
> @pptview.exe "yourpresentation.ppt"
>
> You could also leave a comment on the KB article page, that it does not work
> as stated.
>
> --
> <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
> <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><>
> <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><>
> <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><>
> Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
>
>
> "Ariel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9AB674A7-F11F-45A1-93E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> | Hi,
> | PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if
> launched
> | from the command-line.
> | Microsoft's documentation
> | (http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827766)
> | about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
> | It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.
> |
> | Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
> | Would help me greatly!
> | Ariel
>
>
>

 
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Michael Koerner
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      19th Dec 2005
Not that I'm aware.

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<>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
<><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><>
<><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><>
<><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><>
Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


"Ariel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:83645012-0DEF-49CE-8C32-(E-Mail Removed)...
| This seems to be adding a comment in the batch file, not in the playlist
file.
| Is there a way to add comments to the playlist file?
| Ariel
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > If you play your presentation from a batch file located in the same
folder
| > as everything else it will work. below is a sample that I used to check
it
| > out. Only the filename has been changed to protect the innocent.
| >
| > @ECHO OFF
| > rem This is comment line one.
| > rem This is comment line two.
| > @pptview.exe "yourpresentation.ppt"
| >
| > You could also leave a comment on the KB article page, that it does not
work
| > as stated.
| >
| > --
| > <>Please post all follow-up questions/replies to the newsgroup<>
| > <><>Email unless specifically requested will not be opened<><>
| > <><><>Do Provide The Version Of PowerPoint You Are Using<><><>
| > <><><>Do Not Post Attachments In This Newsgroup<><><>
| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > "Ariel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| > news:9AB674A7-F11F-45A1-93E8-(E-Mail Removed)...
| > | Hi,
| > | PowerPoint viewer 2003 will accept .lst and .txt playlist files if
| > launched
| > | from the command-line.
| > | Microsoft's documentation
| > | (http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;827766)
| > | about this is wrong, as far as I can tell.
| > | It does not allow comments preceeded with semicolons.
| > |
| > | Is there a way to add comments to these playlists?
| > | Would help me greatly!
| > | Ariel
| >
| >
| >


 
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