Microsoft KB Archive/162498

= PPT97: Sample Code to Add a Media Object to a Running Slide Show =

Article ID: 162498

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162498



SUMMARY
This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that inserts a media object into a slide show and then places the object. The object is placed in the center of the slide.

NOTE: This macro must be run from an on-screen slide show. You can create an action button to run the macro, or you can change the action settings of another AutoShape so that it runs the macro when you click on the AutoShape.



MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub AddMedia

' Used for error trapping. On Error Resume Next Err.Clear

' The slide number to change. Const longSlideNumber As Long = 1

' Holds the path to the media object. Const stringPath = "c:\temp\"

' Holds the name of the file. Const stringName = "test.avi"

' Used to store an object reference to a shape. Dim shapeAVI As Shape

Dim sswShow As SlideShowWindow

' Variables to store the slide height and width. Dim longSlideHeight As Long Dim longSlideWidth As Long

' Assign sswShow to the current show. Set sswShow = ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow

' Check if they are in slide show. If Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "This macro must be run from within a slide show. " _ & "Modify the Action Settings of an object to run this macro." _         , vbCritical, "Assign Macro to a Button" End End If

' Create the object. With ActivePresentation.Slides(longSlideNumber).Shapes Set shapeAVI = .AddMediaObject(stringPath & stringName, 0, 0) End With

' Set the play settings for the movie. With shapeAVI.AnimationSettings .PlaySettings.PlayOnEntry = msoTrue .AdvanceMode = ppAdvanceOnTime .AdvanceTime = 0 End With

' Get the slide height and width. longSlideHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight longSlideWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth

' Center the media object horizontally. If shapeAVI.Width <= longSlideWidth Then shapeAVI.Left = ((longSlideWidth - shapeAVI.Width) \ 2) End If

' Center the media object vertically. If shapeAVI.Height <= longSlideHeight Then shapeAVI.Top = ((longSlideHeight - shapeAVI.Height) \ 2) End If

' Refresh the slide to get the animation to play. sswShow.View.GotoSlide (longSlideNumber)

End Sub

