Repeating a sliddeshow while using a playlist.

[Killer_Rabbit]

I am trying to simplify a Kiosk slideshow that currently has over 400 slides
(and continues to grow!) by creating a bunch of mini-shows and having them
play either through PowerPoint or Viewer.

I know how to setup the playlist and have it run using a .bat file, where
I'm running into trouble is getting it to repeat!

In a nutshell, I need the command, switch or syntax that will tell either
the playlist or the Viewer to restart the list and keep playing continuously.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Killer Rabbit!

Have you tried

/L

For loop?

see
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00528.htm

Or if you're really brave, try linking the presentations together without a
playlist

see
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointlinking.htm

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
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[Killer_Rabbit]

Yes I have. The /L switch doesn't appear to work as advertised when I include
it in the play.bat file to instantiate the viewer. I haven't as yet had a
chance to try it with a full version of PowerPoint, but that would be moot
anyways as the Kiosk display does not have full PowerPoint on it...

I tried calling on another playlist in the playlist.txt as suggested by the
microsoft.com KB. I told it to call on "repeat.txt" at the end of the list,
then included one (1) .ppt in the "repeat.txt" playlist before that one
called on the original "playlist.txt", but I get a "Not a valid PowerPoint
presentation" everytime it gets to that line. The other .ppt's that are
called in that playlist though run just fine, I just can't get it to loop.