I've been trying to open a ppt file from Excel with little luck, too many error msgs! Is it possible or is it quicker and easier to go through MS Access.

I've been using code similar to:-

Dim channelNumber As Integer
channelNumber = Application.DDEInitiate("powerpnt", "H:\home\powerpoint\pptTest1.ppt")


But it produces a type mismatch error and then a run-time error - object-defined error

Cheers
Fossil