[AG-TECH] dppt

[Michael Daw]

Yes, I've noticed this. Deb Agarwal reported a similar problem some time ago
on ag-tech and someone suggested a solution. But that solution didn't work
for me. I've started using VNC...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
> Behalf Of Paul Mercer
> Sent: 18 September 2003 01:32
> To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
> Subject: [AG-TECH] dppt
>
>
>
> All
>
> Our dppt has stopped working on two machines.  Both are running
> Win2000 with office XP ,all ugrades and patches are current.
>
> When starting dppt as server or client, ppt starts but does not start
> the presentation.  Below a copy of the command window.  An
> "Unspecified error"  is not a lot of help.  Has anyone run into this
> problem?  Our config.bat file is ok.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
>
> C:\dppt3>set URL=jsdt://aglaptop.arsc.edu:5001/socket/Session/AG
>
> C:\dppt3>set JAVA=jview
>
> C:\dppt3>jview ag.presentationMaster -win
> jsdt://aglaptop.arsc.edu:5001/socket/S
> ession/AG C:\ppt\test.ppt
> Peer at arg 0 is -win
> Peer at arg 1 is jsdt://aglaptop.arsc.edu:5001/socket/Session/AG
> Connected to session com.sun.media.jsdt.socket.socketSession at 2d
> Created app, os is Windows (32-bit) 5.00
> got presentations com.ms.com.CUnknown at 3f
> Open caught exception: com.ms.com.ComFailException: (0x80004005)
> Unspecified err
> or
>
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>          at ag/ppt/Presentation.<init>
>          at ag/ppt/PowerPoint.openFile
>          at ag/presentationMaster.openPresentation
>          at ag/presentationMaster.init
>          at ag/presentationMaster.<init>
>          at ag/presentationMaster.main
>
> ERROR: java.lang.NullPointerException
>
> C:\dppt3>
> --
> Paul Mercer
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>
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