>pps files won't open as SHOW with Task Scheduler

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maitakeboy

I am trying to automate the running of a PowerPoint presentation. I have
saved it as a .pps file, but when invoked with the Task Scheduler, it opens
in Powerpoint just like a regular .ppt file, not running the show. I instead
associated the .pps files with the free MS Powerpoint Viewer, but this, too,
did not work, even though I associated the .pps file with the viewer, it
still opened up in regular Powerpoint, but not as a running show, just like
before, like a .ppt file. Anybody got any ideas how I can do an automated
launch of a PP Show?
 
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Michael Koerner

How are you scheduling your task in the Task Scheduler?

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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


|I am trying to automate the running of a PowerPoint presentation. I have
| saved it as a .pps file, but when invoked with the Task Scheduler, it
opens
| in Powerpoint just like a regular .ppt file, not running the show. I
instead
| associated the .pps files with the free MS Powerpoint Viewer, but this,
too,
| did not work, even though I associated the .pps file with the viewer, it
| still opened up in regular Powerpoint, but not as a running show, just
like
| before, like a .ppt file. Anybody got any ideas how I can do an automated
| launch of a PP Show?
 
M

Michael Koerner

Do you have the option in Task Scheduler to edit the command line options?
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Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]


|A very vanilla task, using the wizard to launch a .pps file.
|
| "Michael Koerner" wrote:
|
| > How are you scheduling your task in the Task Scheduler?
| >
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| > Michael Koerner [MS PPT MVP]
| >
| >
| > | > |I am trying to automate the running of a PowerPoint presentation. I
have
| > | saved it as a .pps file, but when invoked with the Task Scheduler, it
| > opens
| > | in Powerpoint just like a regular .ppt file, not running the show. I
| > instead
| > | associated the .pps files with the free MS Powerpoint Viewer, but
this,
| > too,
| > | did not work, even though I associated the .pps file with the viewer,
it
| > | still opened up in regular Powerpoint, but not as a running show, just
| > like
| > | before, like a .ppt file. Anybody got any ideas how I can do an
automated
| > | launch of a PP Show?
| >
| >
| >
 
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Michael Koerner

According to his first post he is saving as .pps

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| On the File menu, click Save As.
| Save as PowerPoint Show. Your slide show file will be saved with a .pps
| file extension.
|
| Schedule this file. It will always open in slide show mode.
|
| Tethys Solutions, Expert Services Group
| http://www.tethyssolutions.com/ask-the-expert.htm
| SMART Macro & Automation Software
|
 
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Shyam Pillai

Yes, the task scheduler requires that you set up the PPS file as follows:

1. Create a task in the scheduler to start the PowerPoint show at startup
2. The run field in the scheduler should be this:
"<path>\POWERPNT.EXE" /s "<pathtoppt>\MyShow.pps"
Note: Replace <path> with the path to the PowerPoint executable and
<pathtoppt> with the path to the presentation.
 
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maitakeboy

That's exactly what I've done, and it still is opening it as a .ppt, so that
it doesn't run automatically as a show.
 
M

maitakeboy

Yes. I thought that might be the problem. I downloaded the Powerpoint Viewer
and set that as the default for .pps, but it still opens in regular
Powerpoint like a .ppt.
 
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maitakeboy

This did it. Only since I had associated the .pps files with Powerpoint
Viewer, I had to invoke that program.
Thanks a bunch, Shyam.
 
D

DP

Please excuse my slowness. But, what is the scheduler so I can resolve the
same problem? Thanks
 
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