Android Question Play ms powerpoint file

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Hello everyone, just want to ask if it is possible to play an ms powerpoint file within b4a application. My project in mind is to create an app that will browse a ppt file from an sdcard and control the slide navigation(next, back, First slide and Last slide)..hope there is a way to do it. Any help is much appreciated.

Kind Regards,
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[NJDude]

You could use a 3rd party app to do that, sending the proper intents.

 

[ykucuk]

its impossible even pc without install office application. i had similar solution.

first i export all slides to jpg images and navigate between this images

 

[microbox]

@ykucuk ...I will try it..thanks.

@NJDude...Thanks for the reply, I'm still new at this...not sure how to..is there any similar example code/link that I can test/study?

Thanks in advance
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[NJDude]

The attached sample code opens a 3rd party app (DocumentsToGo) and loads a sample PPT.

You will have to install the app indicated above BEFORE you try the example.

Hope that helps.

 

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Hi, thank you very much...I will work on my little project and post here the result.

 

[borland]

Dim i As Intent
Dim PowerPointSample As String

File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "MxAgCrProd.ppt", File.DirDefaultExternal, "MxAgCrProd.ppt")

PowerPointSample = "file:///" & File.Combine(File.DirDefaultExternal, "MxAgCrProd.ppt")

i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, PowerPointSample)

'i.SetComponent("com.dataviz.docstogo/com.dataviz.dxtg.sstg.control.android.SlideShowToGoActivity")
i.SetType("application/vnd.ms-powerpoint")
i.AddCategory("android.intent.category.DEFAULT")

StartActivity(i)

 

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Dim i As Intent
Dim PowerPointSample As String

File.Copy(File.DirAssets, "MxAgCrProd.ppt", File.DirDefaultExternal, "MxAgCrProd.ppt")

PowerPointSample = "file:///" & File.Combine(File.DirDefaultExternal, "MxAgCrProd.ppt")

i.Initialize(i.ACTION_VIEW, PowerPointSample)

'i.SetComponent("com.dataviz.docstogo/com.dataviz.dxtg.sstg.control.android.SlideShowToGoActivity")
i.SetType("application/vnd.ms-powerpoint")
i.AddCategory("android.intent.category.DEFAULT")

StartActivity(i)

Thanks borland...this will be handy as well.