Saving PDF's Embedded in PowerPoint

[JimHol]

I have a VBA app that searches PowerPoints for embedded/extractable objects that works great for Office documents, but I also need it to function for PDF's. Using "Shape.OLEFormat.DoVerb" I can open the PDF but I am struggling with the code to save the open PDF document.

Does anyone have a solution or can point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Macropod]

To automate Acrobat, you'd need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed. Version 8 is available as a free download from: Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 Download - TechSpot. Note the serial# mentioned there - you'll need it.

 

[JimHol]

Paul,

Thanks, but all I really need to do is save a pdf from a vba macro. Is the pro version necessary to do that?

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Macropod]

Adobe Acrobat Pro supports VBA and is fully programmable, the free Reader doesn't and isn't.

 

[JimHol]

I have a PowerPoint VBA macro that searches presentations for embedded files. What I need for it to do is if it finds an embedded pdf I need to save it out as a separate file I dont think i need to develop anything in Adobe to do that do I?

 

[Macropod]

Who said anything about developing in Adobe? You need to automate Adobe just as you'd need to automate Word or Excel for extracting Word & Excel files. You need Acrobat Pro for the automation.

 

[JimHol]

Cool Thanks.