How do i programatically append slides from files to a new present

[brandonjelinek]

I want to programatically merge several slide shows into a single slide slow.
I need this to be programatic because i am pulling the names and location of
the slide show files from a database.

For example. (database results from query)
1. //servername/ppt/song1.ppt
2. //servername/ppt/song2.ppt
3. //servername/ppt/song3.ppt

I would like to make these 3 songs merge automatically and open a new
presentation with all slides imported and retain their formating.

I was hoping there was a commandline switch or something like that on
powerpoints exe file.. my dream would be
c:\program files\office\pointpoint.exe /include
"/servername/ppt/song1.ppt";"//servername/ppt/song2.ppt";"//servername/ppt/song3.ppt"

If there is nothing like that.. i could write a visual basic script in
powerpoint and create a new document and then run the script.. but i would
need to know which commands are needed to import a file using office2003
language.

I know i can do this manually but since i have a database of the power point
files and a database of which powerpoint files to use on each date. It seems
logical that i can automate the merge of those pointpoint files each time
they are needed..

thanks
brandon

 

[Ute Simon]

I was hoping there was a commandline switch or something like that on

powerpoints exe file.. my dream would be
c:\program files\office\pointpoint.exe /include
"/servername/ppt/song1.ppt";"//servername/ppt/song2.ppt";"//servername/ppt/song3.ppt"

Hi Brandon,

I am not sure, whether there is a command line switch for the PowerPoint
program, but there is one for the PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to play a playlist.
It should be a simple task to export your list of file names to a simple
text file. See http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00153.htm to get an idea
how it could work.

Kind regards,
Ute