PPT7: Sample Code to Retrieve the Current Slide Number (170132)

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• PowerPoint 7.0 is running. (If it is not running, the code will generate a run-time error.) -and-
  
  
• You are using Visual Basic to control PowerPoint 7.0.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub Main()

      Dim ppt As PowerPoint.Application
      Dim lResult As Long

      ' Get an object reference to PowerPoint 7.0.
      Set ppt = GetObject(, "PowerPoint.Application.7")

      ' Check if PowerPoint is in slide view. The code
      ' that gets the slide number fails if you are not
      ' in slide view.
      If ppt.ActiveWindow.ViewType <> ppViewSlide Then
         ' PowerPoint is not in slide view.
         lResult = MsgBox("You are not in slide view. Would you" _
            & " like to switch to slide view now?", vbYesNo + vbQuestion)

         ' Check if the user clicked Yes. If so, switch to slide
         ' view.
         If lResult = vbYes Then

            ' Switch to slide view.
            ppt.ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlide

         Else
            ' The user clicked No.
            End
         EndIf

      End If

      ' Display the current slide number in a message box.
      MsgBox "You are on " & ppt.ActiveWindow.View.Slide.SlideNumber

   End Sub
				

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