Multiple instances of PowerPoint

[Guest]

I am creating a VB app that will access and change some data in Power Point slides
I am using following lines in my VB app to start a Power point
Dim PPT As PowerPoint.Applicatio
PPT = New PowerPoint.Applicatio
PPT.Visible = Tru
Every time I start my VB app a new instance of Power Point pops up. Is it a way to tell the VB code not to start a new instance of Power Point, but attach itself to the already running instance
I would appreciate some help
Thank you
SImon.

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Simon,
PowerPoint is a single instance application. It cannot be instantiate
multiple times. You might be seeing multiple windows and not multiple
instances of PowerPoint. How many PowerPoint processes are running?

Regards
Shyam Pillai

http://www.mvps.org/skp

 

[Guest]

Thanks again Shyam. It was one instance of Power Point, but multiple presentations. I figured out a way not to start the second identical presentation
Simon