>This code works fine for me:
>

oppt = create('powerpoint.application')
>oppt.presentations.open(getfile('ppt'))

>Can you provide more specific infomation about the error (eg an error number or the extact text of the error message).
>
>Cheers,
>
>Andrew
>
>>>>This code worked with PPT98 but does not with PPT2000:
>>>>oPpt = CreateObject('PowerPoint.Application')
>>>>oPpt.Presentations.Open('d:\republic\documents\ADMINISTRATOR.PPT')
>>>>What's wrong?
>>>>Thanks Mark
>>>
>>>What's the error?
>>Something about PowerPoint frame which does not exist. Same in VB6.
>>Mark
'' .... from PowerPoint2000:
Presentation.Open:Invalid Request. The PowerPoint frame window does not exist"