Display Powerpoint when user doesn't have it [Resolved]

[dsheller]

Is there a way I can display a power point presentation if the user doesn't have it? Is there some control I can distribute that will take care of this for me? Basically I want to try shellexecute and if that fails then load it inside the program.

[Bruce Fox]

Not in the sense of using the product (ie PowerPoint), however, I think you can shell IE and have IE show a Powerpoint Presentaion or Show.
This works for IE 6 (not sure about earlier versions).

ie IE supports powerpoint (I think by a plug-in)


One way to test is on a machine without ppt, and right click the ppt or pps and select 'Open With' IE.



Edit: Failing that (later versions of) PPT have the ability to Save As a HTML product!





Bruce.

[dsheller]

Alright, Ill have to give it a try, thanks for the suggestion.

[Bruce Fox]

We may have x-posted, I had an addtional suggestion as an Edit above




Bruce.

[dsheller]

Alright, well I don't have control how it is saved =/ I am doing a project for AOIT, organization im in at school, basically I am in the senior class of AOIT and have to take care of projects like that while including projects that the freshman/sophomores take care of and they don't care how many problems they cause me!

[BrianS]

Check out MS and see if they have a free Viewer available for download.

[dsheller]

Ahh, good idea, turns out they do, thanks for the suggestions guys.