Export comments to a text file (PowerPoint 2000 and previous, Mac PowerPoint)

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Problem

You want to get a list of just the comments in a PowerPoint file.
Make the file you want to export comments from the active presentation then run the ExportComments subroutine below.
When asked, supply a full VALID path and filename.

Solution

This macro will export the text of your comments to a text file. If you use a PC, it'll open the file in Notepad so you can view it.
If you're on Mac, you'll need to delete the code where indicated in comments below and then open the text file the macro exports in any text editor or word processor you like.

Option Explicit

Sub ExportComments()

    Dim oSl As Slide
    Dim oSlides As Slides
    Dim oSh As Shape
    Dim sText As String
    Dim sFilename As String

    Set oSlides = ActivePresentation.Slides
    For Each oSl In oSlides
    sText = sText & "Slide: " & oSl.SlideIndex & vbCrLf
    sText = sText & "======================================" & vbCrLf
        For Each oSh In oSl.Shapes
            If oSh.Type = msoComment Then
                sText = sText & oSh.TextFrame.TextRange.Text
'                sText = sText & oCom.Author & vbCrLf
'                sText = sText & oCom.DateTime & vbCrLf
'                sText = sText & oCom.Text & vbCrLf
                sText = sText & "--------------" & vbCrLf
            End If
        Next    ' shape
        sText = sText & vbCrLf
    Next    ' slide

    sFilename = InputBox("Full path to output file:", "Output file")
    If Len(sFilename) > 0 Then
        WriteStringToFile sFilename, sText
        ' if on Mac, comment this out and delete the SendFileToNotepad subroutine
        SendFileToNotePad sFilename
    End If

End Sub

Sub WriteStringToFile(pFileName As String, pString As String)
' this writes the text out to a file

    Dim intFileNum As Integer

    intFileNum = FreeFile
    Open pFileName For Output As intFileNum
    Print #intFileNum, pString
    Close intFileNum

End Sub

Sub SendFileToNotePad(pFileName As String)
' This opens the file in notepad

    Dim lngReturn As Long
    lngReturn = Shell("NOTEPAD.EXE " & pFileName, vbNormalFocus)

End Sub

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