SCRIPT - Script to refresh a Powerpoint slideshow on a display every 30min?????

[burgemaster]

Hi,

 

We have a powerpoint up on a TV in the 6th for area. At the moment if they want to change it they send us and update and we copy it over and re-run the slideshow..

Very old fashioned!!

 

Does anyone please have a script that will....

 

open powerpoint presentation

every 30min check for a new version of file

Stop the presentaiotn

Copy the new pptx file

open powerpoint and start presentation?

 

I found this which is exactly what we need but i cant get it to work!!!

Can anyone please help? Or advice another automated solution?

 

Refresh a Powerpoint Presentation when a new version appears.

[strawberry]

taskkill powerpnt.exe

xcopy \\domain\share\powerpoint.pps \\computername\share\powerpoint.pps

c:\share\powerpoint.pps

[steveg]

Download a piece of software called showpoint, it should do what you want want and is free.

 

Steve