Powerpoint video export progress using ResampleMediaTask

Question

Hi,
I am using Python 2.7.6 along with the win32com.client module in order to automate a couple of actions in Microsoft Powerpoint 2013.
This is my code so far:
import win32com.client
powerpoint = win32com.client.Dispatch("Powerpoint.Application")
presentation = PPobject.Presentations.Open(FileName='myFile.pptx', WithWindow=False)
try:
# May need a few other parameters as well
presentation.CreateVideo('out.wmv')
except:
raise SystemExit
The only info I have managed to retrieve so far is by polling the CreateVideoStatus attribute which only tells me if the conversion has ended or not.
while presentation.CreateVideoStatus == 1:
time.sleep(1)
How should I retrieve the "live" progress of exporting-to-video in Powerpoint?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,
I'd ask in a python forum, we handle Microsoft scripting technologies here. Here's one possible place to try (I'm not personally sure if it's any good, I just asked my search engine):
http://www.python-forum.org/
Good luck.
EDIT: Slow on the punch today. You can also follow jrv's suggestion and ask PowerPoint development questions here (since I can't find a PP-specific forum):
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=officegeneral&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
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