WT1230: Batch File Converter for PowerPoint for Windows 95

• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

Microsoft offers an Application Note that contains a batch converter program that you can use to convert multiple PowerPoint version 3.0 or 4.0 for Windows files to PowerPoint for Windows 95 format. This Application Note is WT1230: "PowerPoint for Windows 95 Batch Converter."

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

Wt1230.exe

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

THE TEXT OF WT1230

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  Microsoft(R) Product Support Services Application Note (Text File)
        WT1230: POWERPOINT(R) FOR WINDOWS(R) 95 BATCH CONVERTER
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                                                  Revision Date: 12/95
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
95, version 7.0.

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 Copyright (C) 1995 Microsoft Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.
 Microsoft, MS-DOS, PowerPoint, and Windows are registered trademarks
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Purpose
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This Application Note includes a batch converter program that you can
use to convert multiple PowerPoint version 3.0 or 4.0 for Windows
files to PowerPoint for Windows 95 format. When you run the batch
converter, you can select an unlimited number of PowerPoint files from
different folders, drives, and shares. The batch converter translates
all the files in the batch and copies them to the destination folder
you specify, giving the files a common extension (.ppt). The original
files remain intact in their source locations.

Setting Up the Batch Converter
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The PowerPoint for Windows 95 Batch Converter consists of three files:

   Ppconv.exe
   Threed.vbx
   Vboa300.dll

To set up the PowerPoint for Windows 95 Batch Converter, follow these
steps:

1. Copy the Ppconv.exe file from the enclosed WT1230 disk to any
   folder on your hard disk.

   If you downloaded the Wt1230.exe file from an online service and
   extracted it, copy the Ppconv.exe file from the folder where you
   extracted it to any folder on your hard disk.

2. Copy the Threed.vbx and Vboa300.dll files from the enclosed WT1230
   disk (or download folder) to your Windows\System subfolder. (If
   these files already exist in this folder and are newer than the new
   ones you're moving, do not replace the files.)

   NOTE: For more information about copying or moving files in
   Windows 95, click the Start button, click Help, and then query on
   the words "files copying" or "files moving" (without the quotation
   marks).

Using the Batch Converter
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To convert multiple PowerPoint version 3.0 or 4.0 for Windows files to
PowerPoint for Windows 95 format, do the following:

1. Run Ppconv.exe.

   The PowerPoint for Windows 95 Batch Converter dialog box appears.

2. In the Source File Selection window, switch to the folder you want
   to copy files from by double-clicking the appropriate folder name.

   NOTE: For more information on finding files and folders, click the
   Start button, click Help, and then query on the words "find file" or
   "find folder" (without the quotation marks).

3. Specify a destination drive and folder for the converted files by
   entering the fully qualified path in the Target Directory box.

   NOTE: You cannot specify a network location for the target
   directory using universal naming convention (UNC). To specify a
   network location, see the "More Information" section of this
   Application Note.

4. In the box to the right of the Source File Selection list, select
   the files you want to convert, and then click Add. The full path
   and file name (for both source and destination) for each file you
   add is listed in the Destination section.

   NOTE: If you want to convert all the files in a given folder at one
   time, click Select All, and then click Add.

5. Repeat this process until all the files you want to convert are
   listed.

   NOTE: You can select files from different folders or different
   network locations, add them to the list, and convert them in the
   same batch process.

6. The Target Extension box defaults to "ppt." This is the target
   extension for PowerPoint files. Changing the Target Extension may
   produce unexpected results and is not recommended.

7. Click Convert.

PowerPoint will start, and the Batch Converter will open, convert, and
close each file you added to the list. After completion, the Batch
Converter will display a message asking if you want to close
PowerPoint for Windows 95. If you have no other work to perform in
PowerPoint, click Yes.

More Information
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The PowerPoint for Windows 95 Batch Converter does not support
universal naming convention (UNC). If you attempt to specify a target
directory using UNC, the converter prompts you with an alert that
states it does not support UNC.

UNC is used in networking and is a way of naming or addressing a
particular entity by following the naming convention:

   \\<Server Name>\<Share name>

This is different from the usual method of addressing a network
location, which is mapping a designated drive letter to a network
location.

To specify a network target directory location, you must first map the
location to a designated drive letter (using Windows Explorer, for
example), and then specify the fully qualified path, including the
drive letter, in the Target Directory box.

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Additional query words: 7.00 ppt7 ppt95

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbappnote kbfile kbinterop kbconversion
Version : WINDOWS:7.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo