PPT97: Cannot Display Built-in Dialog Boxes Using Object Model

ID: Q168530

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

You cannot display the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 built-in dialog boxes using the PowerPoint object model.

CAUSE

The PowerPoint 97 object model does not expose objects to control built-in dialog boxes.

WORKAROUND

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   http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.asp

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

STATUS

This feature is under review and may be considered for inclusion in a future release.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Word 97 expose objects to manipulate dialog boxes that are internal to the program, such as Open and New. PowerPoint 97 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 additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: ppt8 ppt8.0 vba vbe show load dll SendMessage PostMessage dialogue powerpt powerpnt

Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbui kbdta kbdtacode 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999