Microsoft KB Archive/222747

= PPT2000: Sample Visual Basic Code to List Available Add-Ins =

Article ID: 222747

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 Q222747





SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that displays a list of add-in files(.ppa or .pwz) available in the current session of Microsoft PowerPoint.



MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub DisplayAddins

Dim lTotalAddins As Long Dim oAddIn As AddIn

' Used to build the dialog box. Dim strPrompt As String Dim strAvailable As String Dim strLoaded As String Dim strTitle As String

' Get the total number of Addins. lTotalAddins = PowerPoint.AddIns.Count

Select Case lTotalAddins

Case 0

' No add-ins are Available. strTitle = "No Add-Ins" strPrompt = "You currently have no PowerPoint" _ & " Add-Ins installed."

Case Else

If lTotalAddins = 1 Then

' One add-in available strTitle = "One Add-In" strPrompt = oAddIn.FullName

Else

' Set up the title for the dialog box. strTitle = lTotalAddins & " Add-Ins Available"

' Set the loaded and available list. strLoaded = "Loaded: " & Chr(13) strAvailable = Chr(13) & "Available: " & Chr(13)

' Loop through the add-ins collection. For Each oAddIn In PowerPoint.AddIns

If oAddIn.Loaded = msoTrue Then

strLoaded = strLoaded & Chr(9) & oAddIn.FullName _ & Chr(13)

Else

strAvailable = strAvailable & Chr(9) _ & oAddIn.FullName & Chr(13)

End If

Next oAddIn

' Combine the add-in loaded list with available add-ins ' list. strPrompt = strLoaded & strAvailable

End If

End Select

' Display the dialog box. MsgBox strPrompt, vbInformation, strTitle

End Sub

