Can pass .expression as a parameter?

Cosmo · #1 12-28-2012, 06:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinfanide

I don't know if .expression is the correct term.

I wonder if I can do this:
No error if I put .Shapes.Title in the animations Sub but

error if I pass it as a parameter.
Can it be done?

Code:

Sub test()
 
'' can't pass .Shapes.Title as a parameter
Call animations(3, .Shapes.Title, msoAnimEffectAppear, msoAnimateTextByAllLevels, msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick, -1, 5, 1, ppAfterEffectHideOnClick)
 
End Sub
 
Sub animations(vIndex As Variant, oShape As Shape, oEffectId As MsoAnimEffect, oLevel As MsoAnimateByLevel, oTrigger As MsoAnimTriggerType, lIndex As Long, lDuration As Long, lTriggerDelayTime As Long, oAfterEffect As PpAfterEffect)
 
With ActivePresentation.Slides(vIndex)
    With .TimeLine.MainSequence.AddEffect( _
 
'' oShape = .Shapes.Title
 
        Shape:=oShape, _
        effectId:=oEffectId, _
        Level:=oLevel, _
        trigger:=oTrigger, _
        Index:=lIndex)
        With .Timing
            .Duration = lDuration
            .TriggerDelayTime = lTriggerDelayTime
        End With
        .Shape.AnimationSettings.AfterEffect = oAfterEffect
    End With
End With
 
End Sub

Thank you.

You are not referencing the full object in your 'Test' sub. You cannot use '.shapes...' since you haven't included the part which references 'ActivePresentation.Slides(vIndex)'.

Try this:

Code:

Call animations(3, ActivePresentation.Slides(3).Shapes.Title, msoAnimEffectAppear, msoAnimateTextByAllLevels, msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick, -1, 5, 1, ppAfterEffectHideOnClick)

tinfanide · #2 12-28-2012, 08:57 AM

Yes, your example reassures me that it is not possible to use part of the reference. Must use the whole reference instead.

Cosmo · #3 12-28-2012, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinfanide

Yes, your example reassures me that it is not possible to use part of the reference. Must use the whole reference instead.

You can never use only part of a reference - how would it know which slide/presentation/etc you mean?

The reason it works within the animations subroutine is because it is enclosed within your 'With' statement. This is basically shorthand which relieves you from having to type the entire reference each time (and I think it may be slightly faster, as it has already referenced the parent object, but I am not 100% sure about this), but you are still referencing the entire object.

You should be able to do the same in your test routine:

Code:

With ActivePresentation.Slides(vIndex)
Call animations(3, .Shapes.Title, msoAnimEffectAppear, msoAnimateTextByAllLevels, msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick, -1, 5, 1, ppAfterEffectHideOnClick)
end with

tinfanide · #4 12-28-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cosmo

You can never use only part of a reference - how would it know which slide/presentation/etc you mean?

The reason it works within the animations subroutine is because it is enclosed within your 'With' statement. This is basically shorthand which relieves you from having to type the entire reference each time (and I think it may be slightly faster, as it has already referenced the parent object, but I am not 100% sure about this), but you are still referencing the entire object.

You should be able to do the same in your test routine:

Code:

With ActivePresentation.Slides(vIndex)
Call animations(3, .Shapes.Title, msoAnimEffectAppear, msoAnimateTextByAllLevels, msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick, -1, 5, 1, ppAfterEffectHideOnClick)
end with

Yes, that's the exact reason. Still referring to the parent object either way.

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