PowerPoint File Processing w/out office automation? $$$

[RickGavin]

Hi All, Anyway know how to process PowerPoint files other than using office automation? I need a threaded service, COM SERVER, etc, etc, that can export the slides from a PowerPoint deck, into individual images, like jpegs. I wrote a simple ASP COM object using the automation APIs, but it seems that its not threaded so multiple requests end up getting queued, just not a very good solution. If anyone knows of anything, please let me know. Thanks, Rick

[Ryan Binns]

Either write your own file parser/renderer, or download the OpenOffice[^] source code and extract the PowerPoint stuff. However, it's not that simple - The source is about 180MB compressed... You might be able to find a commercial solution, but I've been looking for something similar and haven't found anything yet. Ryan Being little and getting pushed around by big guys all my life I guess I compensate by pushing electrons and holes around. What a bully I am, but I do enjoy making subatomic particles hop at my bidding - Roger Wright (2nd April 2003, The Lounge)
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