Q162959: PPT: Sample Code to Get PowerPoint’s Build Number

Article: Q162959
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition 
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros (Sub
procedures) that obtain the build number of Microsoft PowerPoint.

MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1: Use the Immediate Window
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1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.

2. On the View menu, click Immediate Window.

3. Type the following text into the Immediate Window edit window:

  " ? Application.build" (without the quotation marks)

4. Press Enter.

  The build number is displayed on the next line of the Immediate Window.

Method 2: Use a Visual Basic for Applications Module
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1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

2. In the Macro Name box, type "GetBuildNumber" (without the quotation marks).

3. Click Create.

4. In the Visual Basic Editor, between the Sub GetBuildNumber() and End Sub
  lines, type the following statement:

  " MsgBox Application.Build" (without the quotation marks)

  NOTE: Type the code on a blank line. If you type your code after an apostrophe
  ('), the code is ignored.

  Your code should look like this:

         Sub GetBuildNumber()
            MsgBox Application.Build
         End Sub

5. On the Run menu, click Run Sub/User Form.

  The build number is displayed in a message box.

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: 8.00 ppt8 vba vbe macppt mac_ppt ppt98 98 powerpt

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Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbPowerPt97 kbPowerPt97Search kbPowerPt98Search kbPowerPt98 kbVBASearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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