PPT97: CreateObject Does Not Create New PowerPoint SessionLast reviewed: March 10, 1998Article ID: Q161627 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen using the CreateObject function, used to control the Microsoft PowerPoint object model from Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code, you may notice the following behavior:
CAUSEPowerPoint is a single-session program. CreateObject cannot create a new instance of PowerPoint if it is already running. This behavior is similar to the Visual Basic GetObject function.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspThe CreateObject function creates new instances of multiple session programs. Microsoft Word is an example of a multiple-session program. The following code sample creates two sessions of Word.
Sub TwoWordSessions() Dim word(2) As Object Dim i As Byte For i = 1 To 2 ' Call CreateObject. Set word(i) = CreateObject("Word.Application.8") ' Make Word visible. word(i).Visible = True Next i End SubThe same code used with PowerPoint launches one session at most. NOTE: To use this code with PowerPoint, you must change the string passed to CreateObject, like the following:
Set word(i) = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application.8") REFERENCESFor additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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