DOCUMENT:Q137277 16-APR-2000 [powerpt] TITLE :PPT7: Playlists Don't Work in PowerPoint 7.0 PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:7.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbviewer ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When trying to use a playlist (.lst) file in Microsoft PowerPoint you may receive the following error message: PowerPoint can't read because the .lst file format is no longer supported. For more information about showing multiple presentations, see PowerPoint Help. CAUSE ===== Playlist (.lst) files are not supported in PowerPoint; they are only supported in PowerPoint Viewer. RESOLUTION ========== If you want to run a series of presentations as slide shows in PowerPoint, you can use a batch file. To create the batch file, follow these steps: 1. In a text editor, such as Notepad, create a list of the presentations you want to run. To do this, use the following syntax: start \powerpnt.exe /s \ For example, if you have two presentations, Myfile1.ppt and Myfile2.ppt, create your list so that it looks similar to this example: start c:\powerpnt\powerpnt.exe /s c:\powerpnt\myfile1.ppt start c:\powerpnt\powerpnt.exe /s c:\powerpnt\myfile2.ppt NOTE: If your path, including the presentation file name, does not follow the MS-DOS 8.3 naming convention (in other words, it is long or contains spaces), enclose the path and file name inside quotation marks, like this: start "c:\ppt 95\powerpnt.exe" /s "c:\my documents\file 1.ppt" NOTE: You do not need to enclose a path that follows the MS-DOS 8.3 naming convention in quotation marks. Doing so may cause the batch file to fail. 2. Save this file with a .bat extension. 3. Start Windows Explorer. Right-click the file and then click Properties on the menu that appears. 4. Click the Program tab. From the Run list, click Minimized. 5. Click to select the Close On Exit check box. 6. Click OK. NOTE: This procedure creates a shortcut to your batch file. You can move this shortcut to your desktop or put it on your Start menu. To run the batch file, double-click it in My Computer or Explorer, or double-click the shortcut. The result is very similar to a playlist; the presentations play in order. The only difference is that you will see your desktop for a moment between presentations. Additional query words: 7.00 winppt ppt95 ppt7 w_powerpt powerpnt play lists .LST ppview32.exe ====================================================================== Keywords : kbviewer Technology : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search Version : WINDOWS:7.0 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.