Powerpoint 2002 password protect open

[Steve]

Is there a way to open a password protected PowerPoint file as
readonly in VBA?

Based on earlier posts, I understand you can not open it by supplying
the password, however PowerPoint gives you the option to open the ppt
file as read only without the password. So, I would think it would be
possible to open it as read only without the password in VBA?

I need to open the ppt in Visual Basic w/o prompting the user with the
password dialog box (don't want a sendkeys solution) but I still need
to keep the ppt password protected (it's mine and I have the
password).

Thanks for your help,

Steve

 

[B]

If I remember the postings on this from last year correctly, I believe the
Send Keys method was the only one that was available. Sorry.

B

 

[Guest]

Steve
This has been one of my main complaints. There is no method available to do this in the object model. Sendkeys has been the only way that we've come up with. I've posted the code before, so a google groups search should give that to you

Regard
Shyam Pilla

http://www.mvps.org/sk


----- Steve wrote: ----

Is there a way to open a password protected PowerPoint file a
readonly in VBA

Based on earlier posts, I understand you can not open it by supplyin
the password, however PowerPoint gives you the option to open the pp
file as read only without the password. So, I would think it would b
possible to open it as read only without the password in VBA

I need to open the ppt in Visual Basic w/o prompting the user with th
password dialog box (don't want a sendkeys solution) but I still nee
to keep the ppt password protected (it's mine and I have th
password)

Thanks for your help

Stev

 

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