How can you start a show with a "trigger" received on the com-por.

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I need to control a Powerpoint presentation via a trigger received on the
com-port from another machine.
Is it possible to start a presentation with a signal/trigger (puls/latch)?
 
I need to control a Powerpoint presentation via a trigger received on the
com-port from another machine.
Is it possible to start a presentation with a signal/trigger (puls/latch)?
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It's possible for an independent program to launch a powerpoint presentation.
In fact, you might need no more than a call to ShellExecute a copy of the
presentation saved as a PPS file.

Now all ya need to do is write the bits that respond to the serial port. ;-)
That's a bit outside the purview of this particular group; if you already know
how to do this, you're good to go. If not, google the name Dick Grier

He's Mr. Serial Comms if anybody is.
 

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