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Re: [OT] starting external app from powerpoint


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: [OT] starting external app from powerpoint
  • From: "Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:49:56 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Calum Morrell <calum@d...> wrote:
> I'm not a powerpoint user, this is for a friend.
>
> He has a powerpoint presentation and a DVD which he wants to start
> automatically at the end of the last slide without having to
minimise
> powerpoint and start manually etc. Any thoughts?

Shove a button on there (right click on toolbar and choose control
toolbox then use command button object from that toolbar that
appeared).

Double click on the button - and type the following code:

Shell "c:\temp\blah.exe"

And away you go.



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