Some controls can't be activated
in [Powerpoint]
|
From: Lem on 8 May 2010 18:58 Very interesting. When I ran your revised code on the problem presentation, it threw a runtime error: Method 'Object' of object 'OLEFormat' failed. Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)' But it's not your code that's the problem. When I inserted a Shockwave object into a new ppt file and made that the active presentation, the code worked exactly as expected. The run-time error no doubt is related to the fact that, as I noted in an earlier post, the mystery object that calls itself ShockwaveFlash has no properties. It's time to go back to the author of the presentation. Steve Rindsberg wrote: > In article <eigxYsu7KHA.3504(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >> Here's some more information. >> >> First, if I View > Toolbars > Control Toolbox and then click on the >> "More Controls" button, both "Shockwave Active X Control" and "Shockwave >> Flash Object" are listed. >> >> Second, when I right click on the area of the slide that has what is >> supposed to be the animation and select "Properties," the properties >> window that pops up is entirely empty. There also is an entry in that >> context menu named "Shockwave Flash Object Object". That leads to a >> submenu with two entries, "Edit" (which is active) and "Convert" (which >> is greyed out). Clicking on "Edit" results in the error message "An >> error occurred during creation of an ActiveX control." >> >> It seems as if the author of this presentation has been a bit too >> tricky. A person connected with the author told me that there should >> have been a *.mwv file or files (which he said was "wave files") >> associated with the presentation. He said that "the PPT goes out and >> looks for the mwv file so if they are in different locations (files) >> they can not connect." > > WMV rather than MWV, I expect, but that'd be a linked movie, not a shockwave object, I'd > expect. But the fact that it's an ActiveX control rather than the Shockwave Flash Object > (the normal way to insert flash) suggests that you've located the problem. > > The Active X control is, I'm guessing, something only someone licensed to use it can make > use of, not something that should be used for distributing flash. They should be using > the Shockwave Flash Object. > > So nice detective work ... I think you've nailed it. > > > There was no such mwv file on the CD that I was >> given; I'm looking for it. Is it possible that the Flash movie is not >> embedded in the presentation but somehow linked to an external file? >> Shouldn't I at least be able to see the reference to such a file? >> >> Steve Rindsberg wrote: >>> Try this: >>> >>> Start a new presentation >>> Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor >>> Insert a new module >>> Copy/Paste the code below into the module >>> >>> Open your problem presentation >>> Go back to the VB editor, put your cursor within the code you pasted in >>> Press Ctrl+G if the IMMEDIATE window's not visible >>> Press F5 to run the code >>> >>> Look in the immediate window for the results >>> You'll get a list of slide numbers and the "ProgID" >>> or Program ID of each OLE object on each slide in the pressie. >>> >>> That may give you a hint as to which is causing the issue. >>> >>> Sub ReportObjectProgIDs() >>> ' Press Ctrl+G to open the IMMEDIATE window >>> ' in the VBA editor >>> ' Results will be displayed there >>> >>> Dim oSl As Slide >>> Dim oSh As Shape >>> >>> For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides >>> For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes >>> If oSh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject _ >>> Or oSh.Type = msoEmbeddedOLEObject Then >>> Debug.Print oSl.SlideIndex & _ >>> vbtab & oSh.OLEFormat.ProgID >>> End If >>> Next ' Shape >>> Next ' Slide >>> >>> End Sub >>> >>> >>> In article <#E5qV5h7KHA.4508(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >>>> I'd appreciate any help in tracking this down, especially because, >>>> apparently, this problem is not unique to me. I could upload the ppt to >>>> Skydrive, but it's pretty big (11.4 MB). >>>> >>>> The organization that supplied the CD with the Powerpoint presentation >>>> including the following on its website. I tried the suggestion and it >>>> didn't help, but the version numbers below suggest that you may be on to >>>> something. The ppt file was created on 12/15/08 so it almost certainly >>>> uses an old version of flash/shockwave/whatever. The current version of >>>> the Flash activeX plugin is Flash10e.ocx >>>> <quote> >>>>> PowerPoint/Flash Problems >>>>> >>>>> If you have been trying to use PowerPoint for one of our courses or seminars and > receive the error message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They > may not be registered on your computer.", try the following few steps from Microsoft Tech > Services that should help resolve the problem: >>>>> The error message you are seeing is usually related to a flash OCX file not being > properly registered on your computer. You could try the following to resolve your issue: >>>>> 1. >>>>> Quit PowerPoint. >>>>> 2. >>>>> Run the following command (using Start -> in the start search box, type in > the following command): >>>>> regsvr32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx" >>>>> >>>>> Note that the exact path may vary and the command should be applied to any of the > following files that exist in the noted directory: >>>>> * flash.ocx >>>>> * flash8.ocx >>>>> * flash9.ocx >>>> </quote> >>>> >>>> Steve Rindsberg wrote: >>>>> I might be mistaken but I think aikido (substitute 1's for i's at will) is >>>>> suggesting that the shockwave object in PowerPoint may be asking for a version of >>>>> the player that's not installed on your PC. >>>>> >>>>> It seems odd that the newer player wouldn't register itself as the new "owner" of >>>>> stuff intended for the older player but it's always possible. >>>>> >>>>> Removing the player from your pc and reinstalling (unless you were able to find >>>>> and install the version it's after) wouldn't help. Installing the latest one >>>>> when the SWF is insisting on an older version won't get you there, if this is >>>>> indeed the cause. >>>>> >>>>> One of us could cobble you up a little macro that'd look at each OLE object and >>>>> give you a little info about it. That might help you narrow things down. >>>>> Perhaps it's not a shockwave object at all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In article <ufw2ozg7KHA.356(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, Lem wrote: >>>>>> Good thought, but NOT the solution. >>>>>> >>>>>> I downloaded and ran the Flash Player uninstaller from Adobe and then >>>>>> rebooted. I checked the folder where the the Flash Player files had been >>>>>> located (%windir%\system32\Macromed\Flash) and nothing was left. >>>>>> Moreover, Secunia PSI, which had picked up the presence of old versions >>>>>> of both Flash Player and Shockwave hanging around even though Firefox >>>>>> and IE reported the latest versions, no longer showed the old versions. >>>>>> >>>>>> I then downloaded and installed the latest Flash Player. I checked in >>>>>> both Firefox and IE and confirmed that the latest version was installed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I opened the ppt file and got the same error message. The symptoms I >>>>>> described earlier are still present. >>>>>> >>>>>> For good measure, I also uninstalled Shockwave Player. I made the same >>>>>> checks, and it indeed was completely gone. I downloaded and installed >>>>>> the latest Shockwave Player. The ppt error is still there. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any other suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> a1k1do via OfficeKB.com wrote: >>>>>>> This relates to an old version of Adobe Flash player on you computer. >>>>>>> Although you may have upgraded your Adobe Flash player within your browser IE >>>>>>> or Firefox etc, Powerpoint might continued to hold on to the old flash >>>>>>> version. Although you might have upgraded your flash player within Internet >>>>>>> Explorer, Powerpoint might not seem didn�t seem to register it. Instead it >>>>>>> was could still be using an older flash player and therefore you will >>>>>>> continue get the message: Some controls on this presentation can�t be >>>>>>> activated. They might not be registered on this computer. You will need >>>>>>> manually perform a flash uninstall and a fresh reinstall. >>>>>>> Uninstalling Your Flash Player >>>>>>> For additional details about uninstalling your flash player, I recommend you >>>>>>> refer to this article: >>>>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html >>>>>>> Next, you will need to launch Internet Explorer and go to the adobe website. >>>>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >>>>>>> In some cases, you may want to manually download the installer for use >>>>>>> offline. Consider going to this site and downloading the flash player >>>>>>> installer for manual installations. >>>>>>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hope it helps >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lem wrote: >>>>>>>> I have a Powerpoint presentation that I received from a 3rd party (*.ppt >>>>>>>> files). The presentation includes several animations that I *think* are >>>>>>>> Shockwave objects. When the file is first loaded, there is this popup >>>>>>>> error message: "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. >>>>>>>> They might not be registered on this computer." When I click on the >>>>>>>> object to run the animation, PP merely advances to the next slide, >>>>>>>> instead of running the Shockwave (or Flash, or whatever else it might >>>>>>>> be) animation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This behavior happens with this particular presentation on at least the >>>>>>>> following systems: Windows XP sp3 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; Vista >>>>>>>> sp2 running Powerpoint 2003 sp3; and Windows 7 running Powerpoint 2007. >>>>>>>> The Vista and Windows 7 also pop up a warning about security level, >>>>>>>> but I don't have those either of those computers at the moment, so I >>>>>>>> can't give the exact error. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On the XP box, the Adobe test page shows that Shockwave 11.5.6r606 is >>>>>>>> properly installed. Likewise, Flash 10,0,45,2 is properly installed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> How do I determine what controls PP is complaining about and go about >>>>>>>> "registering" them? Or is this something that the author of the >>>>>>>> presentation needs to do? In the latter case, what do I need to tell >>>>>>>> him to do? >>>>>>>> >>>>> ============================== >>>>> PPT Frequently Asked Questions >>>>> http://www.pptfaq.com/ >>>>> >>>>> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint >>>>> http://www.pptools.com/ >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> PPT Frequently Asked Questions >>> http://www.pptfaq.com/ >>> >>> PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint >>> http://www.pptools.com/ >>> >>> > > > ============================== > PPT Frequently Asked Questions > http://www.pptfaq.com/ > > PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint > http://www.pptools.com/ > > -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Steve Rindsberg on 8 May 2010 20:38
> It's time to go back to the author of the presentation. > Sure sounds that way to me. Let us know what you find out, ok? |