PPT2000: Sample VB Code to Count Graph 2000 Objects on Current Slide

ID: Q222736


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000


SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that counts the embedded Microsoft Graph 2000 objects on a Microsoft PowerPoint slide, and then displays the total in a message box.


MORE INFORMATION

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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
NOTE: This macro counts Graph objects when you use the normal view.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure


   Sub CountGraphs()

      ' Dimension the variables.
      Dim shapeObject As Shape
      Dim lSlideNumber As Long
      Dim lCount As Long
      Dim strPrompt As String
      Dim strTitle As String
      Dim lBoxStyle As Long

      ' Make sure PowerPoint is using normal view.
      If ActiveWindow.ViewType <> ppViewNormal Then

         MsgBox "You must be in slide view to run this macro."
         End

      End If

      ' Initialize the counter.
      lCount = 0

      ' Get the current slide number.
      lSlideNumber = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber

      ' Look at all shapes on the current slide.
      For Each shapeObject In _
         ActivePresentation.Slides(lSlideNumber).Shapes

         ' Check to see whether shape is an OLE object.
         If shapeObject.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then

            ' Check to see whether OLE object is Graph 8 object. The ProgID
            ' is case sensitive.
            If shapeObject.OLEFormat.ProgID = "MSGraph.Chart.8" Then

               ' Found a graph; add 1 to the total.
               lCount = lCount + 1
            End If

         End If

      Next shapeObject

      ' Creates and then displays the message box.

      ' Set the message box style.
      lBoxStyle = vbInformation

      Select Case lCount

         ' No graphs were found.
         Case 0
            strPrompt = "No graphs were found on the slide."
            strTitle = "No graphs"

         ' One graph was found.
         Case 1
            strPrompt = "One graph was found on the slide."
            strTitle = "One Graph"

         ' More than one graph was found.
         Case Is > 1
            strPrompt = lCount & " Graphs were found on the slide."
            strTitle = lCount & " Graphs"

         ' An error occurred.
         Case Else
            strPrompt = "An error occurred!"
            strTitle = "Error"
            lBoxStyle = vbCritical
      End Select

      'Display the message box.
      MsgBox strPrompt, lBoxStyle, strTitle

   End Sub 


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

Additional query words: 9.00 ppt9 vba vbe ppt2k powerpt vba2k ppt9.0 ppt2000 program programming

Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: July 21, 1999
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