PowerPoint automation

[matjam]

Ok,

I have a question about PowerPoint automation that I cannot figure
out. I am writing a PowerPoint control app in VC++ and I am using
import statements with 2007 versions of MSO.dll and MSPPT.olb. I can
open Presentations and manipulate them fine with PowerPoint2007
installed on a machine, however with PowerPoint2000 installed I cannot
load a Presentation. Is Office Automation backwards compatiable or
should I drop support for older versions of PowerPoint? I was
previously importing 2000 versions of MSO.dll and MSPPT9.old but
PowerPoint2007 would not work correctly. Is it possible to create an
automation application that can work on any version of Office?

Thanks for any help,

Matthew

 

[Dale Fye]

Matthew,

I don't have 2007, and don't code in VC++, but I'll respond from a
historical perspective. In VBA, if you use late binding, you can alleviate a
lot of problems as long as you use objects, properties, and methods that are
common to all of the previous versions of an application.

HTH
Dale