on 9/1/01 6:36 PM, Jason Kewachuk at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a new user to Director 8. My company purchased it for marketing a > few months ago and I've been the guy who was put in charge of it. We've > been using it to create an interactive dossier that can be handed to our > clients on CD and used as a presentation tool. Today my boss tells me he > wants me to create a way of opening a Powerpoint slideshow from within > the dossier so that he can address specific points of interest for each > potential client without having to rewrite a lot of the shockwave > application. I consulted the books that came with Director 8 and thought > that I figured it out but got nowhere. I was trying to use the OPEN > command but it kept saying that the file I was trying to open was an > undeclared variable. Is there anything special I have to do with the > open command? I've tried using the help system and refering to the > Director handbook and Lingo dictionary but they just supply the basic > syntax with no good practical samples. If anybody has any ideas, and > could supply some sample code, I'd be eternally grateful. Thanks. extras menu -> import power point file ... simple ! It won't do a very good job -- best to take all images & text ect. and do a rebuild ! you'll find it faster in the long run -- sorry ! as you get better with DR8 you'll tell your boss where to stick his power point ! hope this helps ! Giles [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
