How Export BMP as ONLY a 256 color ?

[RandyDtg]

How van I use VB to Export a BMP specifying as ONLY a 256 color ?

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[RandyDtg]

I am now using Office 2003.
I was using Office 2000, I had put a 256 color image on the master slide,
this forced Powerpoint into 256 mode when Exporting the bmps. This had worked
for years.

Now it doesnt work, and PowerPoint 2003 is Exporting as 24 bit color. I need
them as 256 color, and don't want to have to re-process the bmps before using
them in the application that requires 256 color bmps. That application will
only use bmps, and they have to be 256 color.

This is the current command:
Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(I).Export Temp, "bmp"

Any suggestions on how to force PowerPoint 2003 to Export the bmps as 256
color, in VBA, would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[RandyDtg1]

Is there a way to get properties of each object so that I could notify user
of an object that would force a non-256 BMP ?