slideshow software that can run batches
January 4, 2006 10:42 AM Subscribe
Where can I find a simple slide-show program that can be triggered to run batch files?
Here's the situation. We used a windows ME based slide show program called Videofax, but corporate regulations dictate that ME's gotta go. We used the old program to display and edit various slides and to control our video switching system as follows: we show a few slides, and then a batch file gets run, triggering our monitors to switch over to the weather channel (done by running a simple 3 line batch file). What, if any, slide show software might be easy to use and provides this sort of functionality?. Instructions for getting powerpoint to kick off batches also appreciated.
Here's the situation. We used a windows ME based slide show program called Videofax, but corporate regulations dictate that ME's gotta go. We used the old program to display and edit various slides and to control our video switching system as follows: we show a few slides, and then a batch file gets run, triggering our monitors to switch over to the weather channel (done by running a simple 3 line batch file). What, if any, slide show software might be easy to use and provides this sort of functionality?. Instructions for getting powerpoint to kick off batches also appreciated.
Best answer: I assume that you'll be replacing ME with something like XP?
Anyways, VBA is embedded in Powerpoint. Alt+F11 or (Forgets menu combination) will open the VBA editor. You can attach actions to slide events, such as open/close.
And if you still have those batch files, it may be as simple as calling Shell(your_batch.bat) on the open/close of a slide.
posted by unixrat at 11:38 AM on January 4, 2006
Anyways, VBA is embedded in Powerpoint. Alt+F11 or (Forgets menu combination) will open the VBA editor. You can attach actions to slide events, such as open/close.
And if you still have those batch files, it may be as simple as calling Shell(your_batch.bat) on the open/close of a slide.
posted by unixrat at 11:38 AM on January 4, 2006
I feel so dirty. :)
posted by unixrat at 12:59 PM on January 4, 2006 [1 favorite]
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posted by Jairus at 11:32 AM on January 4, 2006