Simulating Loop Until ESC in PowerPoint Viewer Command Line
PSS ID Number: Q105122
Article last modified on 09-15-1994
PSS database name: POWERPT

3.00
WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 3.0
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SUMMARY
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You can simulate the effect of the Loop Until ESC option by using an
.LST file that repeats the name of the presentation file many times.
An .LST file is a plain text file that lists the names of multiple
PowerPoint files. The command line for playing a list file from the
PowerPoint Viewer on a machine that has PowerPoint installed is:

   c:\powerpnt\pptview.exe myshow.lst

MORE INFORMATION
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The PowerPoint Viewer has an option called Loop Until ESC that makes a
presentation play repeatedly until you press ESC. This option is set
in the PowerPoint Viewer dialog box. It is not available from the
command line.
To create an .LST file, use a text editor such as Windows Notepad. Type
the filename of each presentation you want to include on a separate
line in the file. To simulate Loop Until ESC, type the same filename
many times. For more information, see page 496 of the "Microsoft
PowerPoint Handbook" for version 3.0.
For more information about how to create a list file (that is, a
playlist), query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

   PowerPoint and Viewer and playlist and .LST and file

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Additional reference words: 3.00 power point powerpt ppt play list
pptview.exe

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