PPT2000: Sample Code to Get PowerPoint's Build Number

• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SUMMARY

This article contains sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros (Sub procedures) that obtain the build number of Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Q230746 PPT: Viewer: Presentation Macros Don't Run

Method 1: Use the Immediate Window

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.



2. On the View menu, click Immediate Window.



3. Type the following text into the Immediate Window edit window:

   
         ? Application.build 




4. Press ENTER. The build number is displayed on the next line of the Immediate Window.

Method 2: Use a Visual Basic for Applications Module

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.



2. In the Macro Name box, type GetBuildNumber.



3. Click Create.



4. In the Visual Basic Editor, between the Sub GetBuildNumber() and End Sub lines, type the following statement:

   
   MsgBox Application.Build 

   NOTE: Type the code on a blank line. If you type your code after an apostrophe ('), the code is ignored. Your code should look like this:

   
          Sub GetBuildNumber()
             MsgBox Application.Build
          End Sub 




5. On the Run menu, click Run Sub/User Form. The build number is displayed in a message box.

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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