help! - Possible bug? Windows XP SP2 does not play audio objects any more

[Anil Philip]

Hello,
Problem: Possible bug. Windows XP SP2 does not play audio objects that used
to work in Windows98 with Office Animation Runtime installed....

Details: I am finding that my Powerpoint 2003 presentation - When I 'Save
For Web' (NOT single web page option) with the powerpoint presentation
options previously set to No Slide Transition and also No Animation; I
record a narration for the slide and try to bring up the html presentation
in the browser (IE 6.029), there is no sound when I click the Narration
speaker icon button.
The narrations were saved as Linked, not embedded.
It works on Windows 98 with the Office animation Runtime. Looking through
script.js that is generated, I find a possible bug in ToggleVNarration(),
the code that is called when the icon button is clicked.
if(rObj.playstate) & !g_anim...
this condition becomes true! (but rObj is NOT supported because when I
modify the code to put a rObj.Play(), nothing, no sound...)

where rObj is the document("NSPlay") is for Netscape and pre-IE5.5 browsers,
see below. In MS Script Editor, apparently rObj is not supported by XP
because it says rObj.playstate is undefined when I try to 'Watch' for it in
debug mode.
--in the HTML generatedfile--
<![if !ppt]><OBJECT ID="NSPlay" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0
CLASSID="CLSID:2179C5D3-EBFF-11CF-B6FD-00AA00B4E220"
CODEBASE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/en/nsasfinf.cab#Version=
2,0,0,912">
<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="narration0027.mp3">
<PARAM NAME="ControlType" value="0">
<PARAM NAME="AutoStart" value="FALSE">
</OBJECT>
-----------------------------

this is ridiculous! I am tearing my hair out and there is no help from M$ at
all!
Please also reply to goodnewsforyou AT yahoo DOT com
thanks,
Anil Philip

----in script.js in the generated files folder--------
function ToggleVNarration()
{
rObj=PPTSld.document.all("NSPlay")
-BUG?-->if( rObj && !PPTSld.g_animUseRuntime ) {
if( (rObj.playState == 1)||(rObj.playState == 0) )
rObj.Play()
else if( rObj.playState == 2 )
rObj.Pause()
else
return;
}
else if( PPTSld.g_animUseRuntime )
{
narObj = PPTSld.document.all("narrationID")
if( narObj )
narObj.togglePause()
}
}
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[Kelly]

Try a different group and good luck!
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;EN-US;FAQS

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Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"Anil Philip" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
> Problem: Possible bug. Windows XP SP2 does not play audio objects that
> used
> to work in Windows98 with Office Animation Runtime installed....
>
> Details: I am finding that my Powerpoint 2003 presentation - When I 'Save
> For Web' (NOT single web page option) with the powerpoint presentation
> options previously set to No Slide Transition and also No Animation; I
> record a narration for the slide and try to bring up the html presentation
> in the browser (IE 6.029), there is no sound when I click the Narration
> speaker icon button.
> The narrations were saved as Linked, not embedded.
> It works on Windows 98 with the Office animation Runtime. Looking through
> script.js that is generated, I find a possible bug in ToggleVNarration(),
> the code that is called when the icon button is clicked.
> if(rObj.playstate) & !g_anim...
> this condition becomes true! (but rObj is NOT supported because when I
> modify the code to put a rObj.Play(), nothing, no sound...)
>
> where rObj is the document("NSPlay") is for Netscape and pre-IE5.5
> browsers,
> see below. In MS Script Editor, apparently rObj is not supported by XP
> because it says rObj.playstate is undefined when I try to 'Watch' for it
> in
> debug mode.
> --in the HTML generatedfile--
> <![if !ppt]><OBJECT ID="NSPlay" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0
> CLASSID="CLSID:2179C5D3-EBFF-11CF-B6FD-00AA00B4E220"
> CODEBASE="http://www.microsoft.com/netshow/download/en/nsasfinf.cab#Version=
> 2,0,0,912">
> <PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="narration0027.mp3">
> <PARAM NAME="ControlType" value="0">
> <PARAM NAME="AutoStart" value="FALSE">
> </OBJECT>
> -----------------------------
>
> this is ridiculous! I am tearing my hair out and there is no help from M$
> at
> all!
> Please also reply to goodnewsforyou AT yahoo DOT com
> thanks,
> Anil Philip
>
> ----in script.js in the generated files folder--------
> function ToggleVNarration()
> {
> rObj=PPTSld.document.all("NSPlay")
> -BUG?-->if( rObj && !PPTSld.g_animUseRuntime ) {
> if( (rObj.playState == 1)||(rObj.playState == 0) )
> rObj.Play()
> else if( rObj.playState == 2 )
> rObj.Pause()
> else
> return;
> }
> else if( PPTSld.g_animUseRuntime )
> {
> narObj = PPTSld.document.all("narrationID")
> if( narObj )
> narObj.togglePause()
> }
> }
> ---
> for good news go to
> http://members.tripod.com/~goodnewsforyou/goodnews.html
>
>
>