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  #1  
Old October 19th, 2004, 07:31 PM
EJF3
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Default 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!!!!!
  #2  
Old October 19th, 2004, 11:14 PM
Sonia
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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!!!!!



  #3  
Old October 20th, 2004, 12:07 AM
EJF3
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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!!!!!




  #4  
Old October 20th, 2004, 12:29 AM
Sonia
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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!!!!!






  #5  
Old October 20th, 2004, 12:52 AM
EJF3
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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!!!!!






  #6  
Old October 20th, 2004, 01:39 AM
Echo S
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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!!!!!








  #7  
Old October 20th, 2004, 01:49 AM
Sonia
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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!!!!!








  #8  
Old October 20th, 2004, 04:05 AM
EJF3
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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!!!!!









  #9  
Old October 20th, 2004, 04:16 AM
Sonia
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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!!!!!











  #10  
Old October 20th, 2004, 04:21 AM
Echo S
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Posts: n/a
Default

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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