PPT97: Error Saving as HTML Using Save As HTML Wizard

ID: Q176559

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to export a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to the Web by using the Save As HTML Wizard, you receive the following error message when you click Finish in the wizard:

   PowerPoint couldn't read the HTML template file.

When you click OK, the following message appears and the file is not exported:

   HTML export in progress.

If you click Cancel, nothing happens. If you click the Close button (the "X" in the upper right corner of the message box) you are returned to PowerPoint.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when either of the following is true:

One or both of the PowerPoint addin files (Ppt2html.ppa and Ppt2html.dll) are damaged or missing. These files are needed to run the Save As HTML Wizard.

-or-

PowerPoint is unable to find or read the HTML template files.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, rename all files associated with the PowerPoint Save As HTML Wizard, and then reinstall PowerPoint by following these steps:

1. Close all programs.

2. Rename the following files. The files are located in the Office folder:

      Ppt2html.ppa
      Ppt2html.dll
      Frame.tpl
      Index.tpl
      Outline.tpl
      Standard.tpl
      Image.tpl
      Note.tpl
      Text.tpl

    a. On the Windows Start menu, point to Find, and then click Files or
       Folders.

    b. In the Named box, type the file name.

       Select the drive where you installed Office and click to select the
       Include Subfolders check box.

    c. Click Find Now.

    d. Right-click the file and click Rename.

       Change the extension of the file to old. For example, rename the
       Ppt2html.ppa to Ppt2html.old.

       NOTE: If PowerPoint is running, you may not be able to rename
       the file. Close PowerPoint and then try to rename the file again.

3. Reinstall PowerPoint 97 or Office 97.

    a. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and click Control
       Panel.

    b. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

    c. Select Microsoft Office, or Microsoft PowerPoint from the list, and
       then click Add/Remove.

    d. Setup enters Maintenance Mode. Click Reinstall, and follow the
       instructions on your screen.

4. Start PowerPoint, open your file and then attempt to save your

   presentation by using the Save As HTML Wizard. If your presentation is
   exported, delete the files you renamed in step 1.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

The template (*.tpl) files in the Office folder are used for both the framed and non-framed versions of web pages. The Ppt2html.ppa and Ppt2html.dll files are used by the PowerPoint Save As HTML Wizard.

Additional query words: ppt ppt97 powerpnt powerpt pp97 8.0 pp8 ppt8

Keywords          : kbhtml
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 26, 1998