convert .ppa to .pps?

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Tom Hyde - 25 Mar 2008 13:46 GMT

I have a .ppa file that I want to look at the code within.
Is there anyway to convert (or reverse engineer) a .ppa file to a .pps again?

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vindys - 25 Mar 2008 14:18 GMT

I fear its not possible.
http://skp.mvps.org/ppafaq.htm#6

> I have a .ppa file that I want to look at the code within.
> Is there anyway to convert (or reverse engineer) a .ppa file to a .pps again?

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Tom Hyde - 26 Mar 2008 01:21 GMT

Thx Vindy, that worked and I was able to identify the hidden addin's
subroutine I want to call?

Thanks

> I fear its not possible.
> http://skp.mvps.org/ppafaq.htm#6
>
> > I have a .ppa file that I want to look at the code within.
> > Is there anyway to convert (or reverse engineer) a .ppa file to a .pps again?

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Steve Rindsberg - 25 Mar 2008 16:15 GMT

> I have a .ppa file that I want to look at the code within.
> Is there anyway to convert (or reverse engineer) a .ppa file to a .pps again?

The link Vindys pointed you to will allow you to view the code in a PPA *if*
it's not password-protected. If you can view the code, you can copy it into a
new blank PPT file and save that as PPT.

If the code is protected, it's because the author doesn't want you to mess with
it, and it'd be best to respect that wish. Particularly when the author/owner
is MS and can squash offenders like annoying bugs. <g>

Now if they'd just squash the annoying bugs in the software ...

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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