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This can't be done with any native functions in PowerPoint. But you can program the presentation with a macro that download and updates the text every time the presentation is opened.
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This can't be done with any native functions in PowerPoint. But you can program the presentation with a macro that download and updates the text every time the presentation is opened.

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We have a database that automatically exports 4 pieces of data and puts each in a .txt file<br />
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Then using a mini web server and a .SHTML page we include the data automatically into a web page for people to see.<br />
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Anytime we want to update the web site with new data we just run the database, the data is exported into .txt files and then automatically included.<br />
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Is the same possible but with a PowerPoint slideshow instead of a .SHTML file?<br />
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Regards
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We have a database that automatically exports 4 pieces of data and puts each in a .txt file

Then using a mini web server and a .SHTML page we include the data automatically into a web page for people to see.

Anytime we want to update the web site with new data we just run the database, the data is exported into .txt files and then automatically included.

Is the same possible but with a PowerPoint slideshow instead of a .SHTML file?

Regards

Can .txt files be displayed within a PowerPoint slideshow as they can in SHTML pages using Server Side Include?

PowerPoint is a slide show presentation program currently developed by Microsoft. PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides" that may contain text, graphics, sound, movies, and other objects, which may be arranged freely. The presentation can be printed, displayed live on a computer, or navigated through at the command of the presenter. Slides can also form the basis of webcasts.

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HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the main markup language for creating web pages and other information to be displayed in a web browser, providing both the structure and content for what is sent from a web server through the use of tags. The current implementation of the HTML specification is HTML5.