[AccessD] Secure Power Point Web presentation...

MartyConnelly martyconnelly at shaw.ca
Wed Sep 3 20:34:15 CDT 2003


How about  Secure Pack. There is an option to run a no of times. Trial 
download.
http://www.mvps.org/skp/securepack/index.htm

or look through here maybe
http://www.mvps.org/skp/index.html


Drew Wutka wrote:

>Sorry for the OT, but I had to share this.  I know there are several
>aspiring or current ASP developers, so this may be interesting to some.
>
>Last week, in the middle of a virus 'eruption', I had someone put in a
>request to create a secure Power Point Presentation. In fact, here's the
>request:
>
>I have recently had the need to present sensitive information to a customer
>without being able to travel to their site.  Normally this would be done via
>a PowerPoint presentation at the customer's location.  I would not leave
>copies with the customer because of the sensitive nature of the material.
>
>Is is possible to sent up a link to a presentation, possibly converted from
>PowerPoint to another format (HTML?), on the Marlow website, so that I could
>call the customer, instruct them to go to a specific URL, and while on the
>phone, step through the presentation with them.  The link would have to be
>of such a nature that the customer could not easily save the file without
>having to do something exotic like a screen capture.
>
>I have the opportunity to do this again next week, so your prompt response
>is greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>
>
>So I went and talked to him about this.  The first part of his request is a
>peice of cake, to put a PPT on the web in Office 2k is a snap.  However, the
>last part is the catcher.  He wants to keep it 'secure'.  Well, that concept
>was right out, because if you put something on the web, the web client HAS
>to download what you have given them.  Yes, you could make a streaming media
>presentation, but trust me, that's beyond our grasp at the moment, because I
>sure as heck don't have time to goof with that! <grin>  After talking with
>him, we decided to go with a web page that only displays when he allows it,
>that displays the pages he wants displayed, that he virtually controls from
>his desk.
>
>And folks, that's what I made.  It's an ASP page that loads the pages he
>'commands' from a VB program.  It clicks through the page information with
>the VB program.  ie, they see what looks like a PP presentation in their
>browser, but he controls the displaying of it.  It was loads of fun to make,
>if anyone is interested, I'll share my 'technique'.  I'll admit I'm patting
>myself on the back right now, because I didn't know if I could pull it off
>or not.  <grin>
>
>Drew
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