PPT97: Run-Time Error Using Assistant.Application

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You receive the following error message when you attempt to access the Application property from the Assistant property (for example, Assistant.Application).

   Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':
   Method 'Application' of object 'Assistant' failed

CAUSE

In the PowerPoint object model, the Application property is not accessible through the Assistant property.

RESOLUTION

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   Sub UseApplicationProperty
      Application.<Name of property or method>
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

The Application property returns an Application object that represents the container application for the specified object. You can use the Application property with an Automation object to return that object's container application.