Getting Powerpoint to close running presentation, and open another?
Background: Using a Mac Mini (10.4.8) to drive a Digital Signage display. Apache/PHP/MySQL serves a web interface that runs Python scripts that send serial commands (Via Keyspan USB-Serial) to control the display. All that works. There's also a way to upload Powerpoint files to the system, and Powerpoint is always running to provide display content. I'm using folder actions and Applescript to provoke the display of the content once it's uploaded. This is where I get into trouble:
I was just opening the file (a Powerpoint Slideshow) and that works the first time. But the next time I do it, it opens another hidden window, so it looks like the content never updates.
So I'm trying to tell application Microsoft Powerpoint to stop the slideshow and close the file, then re-open the file. This part I can't figure out. I can't get Powerpoint to do anything.
I've been using Macs for years and can do PHP/MySQL and Python, but the sad fact is I don't know jack about Applescript. I've also just realized I don't have my existing code handy to post. It's on a computer behind a firewall at work. Sorry, I'll post my code tomorrow.
In the meantime, if someone wanted to wanted to crank out some psuedo-code for me, almost anything would probably help me understand what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks,
Mac Mini Mac OS X (10.4.8)
OK, now I'm even more confused.
Telling Powerpoint to stop the show and close open documents works. If I make a script that's just:
on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving added_items
try
tell application "Finder"
open document file "display.pps" of folder "Powerpoint" of folder "Shared" of folder "Users" of startup disk
end tell
end try
end adding folder items to
...that also works to open the file like I want.
BUT... If I put both the Powerpoint commands and Finder commands in the same script, Powerpoint will close the file like it's supposed to, but the file never opens in the finder.
So, why won't the 2nd part work when it's after the first part in the same script, but it will work when it's all by itself?
Thanks for any advice or help,
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