Presentations.CanCheckOut Method

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns True if Microsoft Office PowerPoint can check out a specified presentation from a server.

Syntax

expression.CanCheckOut(FileName)

expression   A variable that represents a Presentations object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
FileName Required String The server path and name of the presentation.

Return Value
Boolean

Remarks

To take advantage of the collaboration features built into PowerPoint, you must store presentations on a Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server.

Example

This example verifies that a presentation is not checked out by another user and that it can be checked out. If the presentation can be checked out, it copies the presentation to the local computer for editing.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CheckOutPresentation(strPresentation As String)
    If Presentations.CanCheckOut(strPresentation) = True Then
        Presentations.CheckOut FileName:=strPresentation
    Else
        MsgBox "You are unable to check out this " & _
        "presentation at this time."
    End If
End Sub

To call the subroutine above, use the following subroutine and replace the "http://servername/workspace/report.ppt" file name with an actual file located on a server mentioned in the Remarks section above.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub CheckPPTOut()
    Call CheckOutPresentation(strPresentation:= _
        "http://servername/workspace/report.doc")
End Sub

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