At 7:59 PM +0000 1/9/01, Giles wrote: >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 ! > The open command should work if you just want to run the PowerPoint Viewer application. Syntax is: open fullPathToDocument with fullPathToPowerPointViewer If this doesn't work, show us what you are using. Another option if you heavily into Lingo and want the PowerPoint file to be driven by Director would be to use the PowerPoint Viewer XTRA by RavWare. There are some articles on DOUG. Go to http://www.director-online.com and do a search on the word: PowerPoint. Irv -- Lingo / Director / Shockwave development for all occasions. (Over two millions lines of Lingo code served!) [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!]
