PPT: Sample Code to List Available Add-Ins

ID: Q163113

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that displays a list of add-in files(.ppa or .pwz) available in the current session of Microsoft PowerPoint.

MORE INFORMATION

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub DisplayAddins()

      Dim lTotalAddins As Long
      Dim oAddIn As AddIn

      ' Used to build the dialog box.
      Dim strPrompt As String
      Dim strAvailable As String
      Dim strLoaded As String
      Dim strTitle As String

      ' Get the total number of Addins.
      lTotalAddins = PowerPoint.AddIns.Count

      Select Case lTotalAddins

         Case 0

            ' No add-ins are Available.
            strTitle = "No Add-Ins"
            strPrompt = "You currently have no PowerPoint" _
               & " Add-Ins installed."

         Case Else

            If lTotalAddins = 1 Then

               ' One add-in available
               strTitle = "One Add-In"
               strPrompt = oAddIn.FullName

            Else

               ' Set up the title for the dialog box.
               strTitle = lTotalAddins & " Add-Ins Available"

               ' Set the loaded and available list.
               strLoaded = "Loaded: " & Chr(13)
               strAvailable = Chr(13) & "Available: " & Chr(13)

               ' Loop through the add-ins collection.
               For Each oAddIn In PowerPoint.AddIns

                  If oAddIn.Loaded = msoTrue Then

                     strLoaded = strLoaded & Chr(9) & oAddIn.FullName _
                        & Chr(13)

                  Else

                     strAvailable = strAvailable & Chr(9) _
                        & oAddIn.FullName & Chr(13)

                  End If

               Next oAddIn

               ' Combine the add-in loaded list with available add-ins
               ' list.
               strPrompt = strLoaded & strAvailable

            End If

      End Select

      ' Display the dialog box.
      MsgBox strPrompt, vbInformation, strTitle

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

Additional query words: 8.00 ppt8 vba vbe macppt mac_ppt ppt98 powerpt

Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba 
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999