DOCUMENT:Q162959 13-MAY-2002 [powerpt] TITLE :PPT: Sample Code to Get PowerPoint's Build Number PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition - Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows - Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article contains sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros (Sub procedures) that obtain the build number of Microsoft PowerPoint. MORE INFORMATION ================ Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/ For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS Method 1: Use the Immediate Window ---------------------------------- 1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor. 2. On the View menu, click Immediate Window. 3. Type the following text into the Immediate Window edit window: " ? Application.build" (without the quotation marks) 4. Press Enter. The build number is displayed on the next line of the Immediate Window. Method 2: Use a Visual Basic for Applications Module ---------------------------------------------------- 1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros. 2. In the Macro Name box, type "GetBuildNumber" (without the quotation marks). 3. Click Create. 4. In the Visual Basic Editor, between the Sub GetBuildNumber() and End Sub lines, type the following statement: " MsgBox Application.Build" (without the quotation marks) NOTE: Type the code on a blank line. If you type your code after an apostrophe ('), the code is ignored. Your code should look like this: Sub GetBuildNumber() MsgBox Application.Build End Sub 5. On the Run menu, click Run Sub/User Form. The build number is displayed in a message box. REFERENCES ========== For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications Additional query words: 8.00 ppt8 vba vbe macppt mac_ppt ppt98 98 powerpt ====================================================================== Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbPowerPt97 kbPowerPt97Search kbPowerPt98Search kbPowerPt98 kbVBASearch kbZNotKeyword3 Version : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= 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 2002.