PowerPoint execution from within an application

[snir_ya]

Hi, We'd like to run a PowerPoint slideshow at the first time our application is started. Does anybody have an idea how to run the slideshow from within the application? Thanks a lot in advance. Snir yarom.

[khan]

You could use ShellExecute() to run the show. E.g. ShellExecute (NULL,"Open","c:\\a.pps",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOW); You can do this in InitInstance() etc of your application.

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[Hamid Taebi]

See ShellExecute[^]

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[snir_ya]

Cheers. If i want to run the pps slideshow only once i need to registr a bool value (bool firstTime) in the registry. And to check its vaule each time the app starts. How do i read/write from/to the register this bool value ? Thanks in advance.

[toxcct]

search for using a powerpoint automation in your application. ShellExecute() wont work for you as it opens the .ppt or the .pps file, but into an external app.

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[khan]

You could use some registry functions like: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sysinfo/base/registry_functions.asp[^] There are a number of classes here on CP for using the Windows Registry too.

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[Hamid Taebi]

And see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;169505[^] maybe it is some helpful to you

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