PPT2000: Cannot Display Built-in Dialog Boxes Using PowerPoint Object Model

ID: Q222701

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SYMPTOMS

You cannot use the PowerPoint object model to display the Microsoft PowerPoint built-in dialog boxes.

CAUSE

The PowerPoint object model does not expose objects to control built-in dialog boxes.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft Support professionals 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 needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

NOTE: The following macro examples only work from within the PowerPoint application. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q230746 PPT: Viewer: Presentation Macros Don't Run

As an alternative, you can use the SendKeys statement to gain limited control of dialog boxes. SendKeys sends the specified keystrokes to the operating system, as if you typed them using the keyboard.

NOTE: You may experience unexpected results if PowerPoint is not the active window when running this code.


   Sub ShowFileOpen()
      ' This procedure displays the Open dialog box by
      ' sending the CTRL+o keystrokes to the active window.
      SendKeys "^o"
   End Sub


   Sub ShowFileNew()
      ' This procedure displays the New dialog box by
      ' sending CTRL+n keystrokes to the active window.
      SendKeys "^n"
   End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word expose objects to manipulate dialog boxes that are internal to the program, such as Open and New. PowerPoint does not expose the functionality of any internal dialog boxes.

The PowerPoint object model includes a hidden class called Dialogs. The hidden Dialogs class is used internally by PowerPoint in the creation of user forms.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
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