rock_muppet — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:57:43 +0000

Ok then, I spose it gets harder then lol. Is there a was to tap into the system processes to program auto starts and finishes? Could this method be used to auto play a powerpoint presentation and to auto close it? I realise this seems a bit out there, but this is a pretty important function of the software we are building.

oh btw, it would be interesting to hear the long answer lol.

andy206uk — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:34:36 +0000

Quick answer.

No.

rock_muppet — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:42:31 +0000

Cool thanks guys, But this still doesen't solve the problem. What the goal is to allow users of this program to upload a .ppt file, then an engine automatically runs it in a html page, like a powerpoint. The things suggested so far require changing the actual ppt file or making it up on a third party software. Can html house a ppt show with in? thanks for the help so far guys. mupp

andy206uk — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:48:12 +0000

As I see it the best way to do it would be to convert the powerpoint (.ppt) to flash (.swf) as powerpoint isn't designed for web viewing but flash is.

A quick search on google revealed quite a few apps that would do the job.

Take your pick

teammatt3 — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:57:00 +0000

Just spend some time playing with http://www.thumbstacks.com. You build the presentation online using their builder (I don't think you can import a MS powerpoint presentation) and then you can show it online using their show tool. Take 20 minutes and figure it out yourself, I can't explain it very well.

rock_muppet — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:29:08 +0000

TeamMatt, i was wondering how I could use that code to put in my own powerpoint, if thats ok? I Dont quite understand whats happening in the example you gave me?

rock_muppet — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:47:15 +0000

ok yep. thats really good TeamMatt, pretty close to what I have to do. Oh Hi by the way, Im rather new here. Thought Id see if you guys could give me a bit of a hand with the stuff Im doing .

Thanks for the help so far.

timjpriebe — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:38:03 +0000

ActiveX is a Microsoft proprietary technology, and only works in IE.

rock_muppet — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:52:17 +0000

Thanks for that. Umm, it doesnt look quite like what i want. Im looking for a way to display the actual presentation, like the full screen version, but in the browser. I've seen it done in IE, But I need it to work with Firefox. Could it be done with AciveX? Hope not lol. but thanks anyway.

teammatt3 — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:42:00 +0000

I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for but it is worth trying out, http://www.thumbstacks.com. It is an online powerpoint like presentation builder meant for the web. I haven't used it much but I think it is pretty cool.

EDIT: Here's an example of one I made really quickly http://www.thumbstacks.com/play.html?show=a3108d615eab07286013d35877eaf3da