Microsoft KB Archive/222752

= PPT2000: Sample Visual Basic Code to Save a Presentation in Multiple Formats =

Article ID: 222752

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222752





SUMMARY
This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that saves the active presentation in PowerPoint 4.0, 7.0, and 2000 formats.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: You will receive a runtime error if the proper translators have not been installed. To ensure that the proper translators are installed, you must save as Microsoft PowerPoint 4 and Microsoft PowerPoint 7 format at least once manually, from within PowerPoint. This will trigger the Office installer to load the necessary translators if they are not present.

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub SaveAsAllFormats

Dim FileName As String Dim ThePath As String

' Retrieve the name of the active presentation. FileName = ActivePresentation.Name

' Retrieve the path to the active presentation. ThePath = ActivePresentation.Path

With ActivePresentation

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 3", ppSaveAsPowerPoint3

' Save the presentation as in PowerPoint 4.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 4", ppSaveAsPowerPoint4

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 7.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 95", ppSaveAsPowerPoint7

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 97 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 97", ppSaveAsPresentation

End With

End Sub

