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Puzzler of the day... week???
I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97
player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory?
"EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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Sonia,
Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files?
autorun.inf base.srg docobj.dll hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll PPVIEW.INF rappt.dll README.TXT selfreg.dll servrdep.srg servrind.srg setup.stf sshow.srg t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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Sonia,
Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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You will want to search your harddrive for the missing files. They end up on
your system when you install the PPT Viewer. The Viewer needs those files on the CD to run properly from the CD. -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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The files I listed are all of the files that are installed/used when you install
PowerPoint 97 Viewer on your system. You checked the critical ones for a CD. I can't spot where you have gone wrong. Based on your description of the CD, it should autorun successfully. Just to confirm, is it correct that you have no folders on your CD - - everything on the CD is in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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Sonia,
Yes, everything is in the root of the CD. However the problem is not that the CD won't autorun. The autorun feature plays the first Ppt97 file fine (which is the menu to the other 2 files). The problem is that the relative links to the other two Ppt files (one to another 97 Ppt and one to 2003 player and 2003 ppt- via batch file) don't work. I get the error message that says it can't find the files-- even though they are in the CD root. The mysterious thing is that the links work just fine to the other two presentations from the menu presentation if I open the menu presentation manually by loading Ppview32 and then selecting the menu ppt-- instead of loading the menu ppt 97 via autorun. It seems to me that when loaded via autoload, Ppview32 doesn't remrmber where the root of the CD is and tries to find the other PPt files in the root of... maybe the C drive? and can't find them there. Why can't Ppview32 find the other Ppt files when they are in the CD root with relative links... when loaded via autorun? Thanks again, Earl "Sonia" wrote: The files I listed are all of the files that are installed/used when you install PowerPoint 97 Viewer on your system. You checked the critical ones for a CD. I can't spot where you have gone wrong. Based on your description of the CD, it should autorun successfully. Just to confirm, is it correct that you have no folders on your CD - - everything on the CD is in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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If I could look over your shoulder I would be able to tell you what's wrong. If
you want to take this offline so that we can exchange screen shots, etc., you can write to me at sonia @ soniacoleman . com. What I'll want to see are screen shots of your CD's root directory, a screen shot of the folder on your hard drive that contains all of the presentation files, and I'll want to see the menu.ppt, autorun.inf file and the bat file for starters. "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes, everything is in the root of the CD. However the problem is not that the CD won't autorun. The autorun feature plays the first Ppt97 file fine (which is the menu to the other 2 files). The problem is that the relative links to the other two Ppt files (one to another 97 Ppt and one to 2003 player and 2003 ppt- via batch file) don't work. I get the error message that says it can't find the files-- even though they are in the CD root. The mysterious thing is that the links work just fine to the other two presentations from the menu presentation if I open the menu presentation manually by loading Ppview32 and then selecting the menu ppt-- instead of loading the menu ppt 97 via autorun. It seems to me that when loaded via autoload, Ppview32 doesn't remrmber where the root of the CD is and tries to find the other PPt files in the root of... maybe the C drive? and can't find them there. Why can't Ppview32 find the other Ppt files when they are in the CD root with relative links... when loaded via autorun? Thanks again, Earl "Sonia" wrote: The files I listed are all of the files that are installed/used when you install PowerPoint 97 Viewer on your system. You checked the critical ones for a CD. I can't spot where you have gone wrong. Based on your description of the CD, it should autorun successfully. Just to confirm, is it correct that you have no folders on your CD - - everything on the CD is in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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Do you have the appropriate files for the 2003 Viewer to play from the CD?
(These may have been included in Sonia's previous list, but I'm not positive.) gdiplus.dll intidate.dll pptview.exe ppvwintl.dll pvreadme.htm saext.dll unicows.dll I'd probably make sure to go ahead and include the play.bat and playlist.txt, too. I think you probably already have those, but maybe not. Also, "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again" is an odd error. How again did you create the link to the 2003 files? -- Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes, everything is in the root of the CD. However the problem is not that the CD won't autorun. The autorun feature plays the first Ppt97 file fine (which is the menu to the other 2 files). The problem is that the relative links to the other two Ppt files (one to another 97 Ppt and one to 2003 player and 2003 ppt- via batch file) don't work. I get the error message that says it can't find the files-- even though they are in the CD root. The mysterious thing is that the links work just fine to the other two presentations from the menu presentation if I open the menu presentation manually by loading Ppview32 and then selecting the menu ppt-- instead of loading the menu ppt 97 via autorun. It seems to me that when loaded via autoload, Ppview32 doesn't remrmber where the root of the CD is and tries to find the other PPt files in the root of... maybe the C drive? and can't find them there. Why can't Ppview32 find the other Ppt files when they are in the CD root with relative links... when loaded via autorun? Thanks again, Earl "Sonia" wrote: The files I listed are all of the files that are installed/used when you install PowerPoint 97 Viewer on your system. You checked the critical ones for a CD. I can't spot where you have gone wrong. Based on your description of the CD, it should autorun successfully. Just to confirm, is it correct that you have no folders on your CD - - everything on the CD is in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Thanks for your quick reply. The test cd (as described in my last post) does not have any of these files. However... I just gave you that as a simple example. In the real project that has the same problems I do have many of those files on the CD, but not all. I have placed an "X" next to the files you listed below that I do not have on the project CD. Where would these files have come from? I have the 97 version of the show that I did a pack and go on... that's where I got the files for that presentation, and I got the files for my 2003 version by doing "Package for CD"-- but used the copy to folder option. Your prompt help again would be appreciated. Thanks. Earl "Sonia" wrote: Does your CD contain the following, in addition to the PowerPoint files? autorun.inf base.srg X docobj.dll X hlink.dll hlinkprx.dll msimrt16.dll msimrt32.dll msimrt.dll msimusic.dll mso97v.dll msorfs.dll msppt8vr.olb MSSETUP.DLL X msv7enu.dll pp4x322.dll pp7x32.dll ppintlv.dll PPVIEW32.EXE ppview.dll X PPVIEW.INF X rappt.dll README.TXT X selfreg.dll X servrdep.srg X servrind.srg X setup.stf X sshow.srg X t2embed.dll urlmon.dll wininet.dll "EJF3" wrote in message ... Sonia, Yes. I've since discovered a way to get the relative links handled, but the problem has grown... Let me give a simple example.... I made a single slide ppt 97 presentation (test1.ppt) with a text box. I right clicked the text box and selected action settings. I selected hyperlink to ... another powerpoint presentation... I selected another one page ppt 97 presentation (test 2.ppt). I checked the relative link box. I tested this in the show feature and the link from Test1 to Test 2 works. I then copied those 2 ppt 97 files to floppy and put them on another computer that has a cd burner. Using XPs send to CD burning feature, I burned Test 1 and Test 2 to the CD along with the ppview32.exe player and an autorun.inf file with this code: [autorun] open=ppview32.exe test1.ppt icon=ppview32.exe Then I tested the CD. It autoruns fine. I'm in Test 1 looking at the link. When I click the link to go to Test 2, I get the message: "The address of this site is not valid. Check the address and try again." Okay, so I now escape from the presentation and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the CD where I manually load the ppview32 player and then select to open Test 1. Guess what? When launching the player and presentation manually from the same CD, the link works fine!!!! What is the difference between loading the player and ppt file via autorun from the CD and loading them from the CD manually? Please help!!! Earl "Sonia" wrote: On the CD, are all of the files in the root directory? "EJF3" wrote in message ... I have a ppt 97 menu (single slide with 2 links) that is viewed via the 97 player. That menu calls two other ppt presentations... one is another ppt 97 presentation and the other is a 2003 presentation viewed via the 2003 player. Why? I'm distributiing on CD and want both older and newer machines to be able to view it. Both are the same presentation-- just created in both 97 and 2003, and using the 2 different players. Here are the details on the links in the menu ppt.... to the other 97 ppt I simply have a text box with the action setting pointing to "annother ppt presentation" that is in the same directory. (All files for all ppts are in one directory). to the 2003 ppt I have a text box with the action setting pointing to a batch file that loads the new 2003 player and the 2003 ppt. (this is the batch file that ppt 2003 generates when I use the Copy to CD command) Then I then burn all the files for the menu and other 2 ppt versions to CD (using Roxio-- not Ppt) to CD. I put the CD in a different computer. The menu ppt auto loads just fine, but when I click on either of the links to the 2 different presentation versions, it tells me that ppt cannot find the files. I go load the menu ppt into the PPt program (not the player) and look at the links. They are still pointing to the absolute location on the other computer-- not to the relative location on the CD. My understanding is that if you link to files that are in the same directory as your current ppt (which I did), then move the presentation to another computer or on CD, that Ppt should see those links as relative and play them from the current directory-- not the absolute location. How do I get the links to be relative to the CD? Help!!!!! |
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