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+package com.jacob.samples.test.powerpoint;
+
+ /* 
+  * $Id: PowerpointTest.java,v 1.1 2005/07/07 01:08:23 clay_shooter Exp $ 
+  */ 
+import com.jacob.activeX.ActiveXComponent;
+import com.jacob.com.ComThread;
+import com.jacob.com.Dispatch;
+
+/**
+ * 
+ * power point test program posted to sourceforge to demonstrate memory problem.
+ * The submitter stated they had the problem on windows 2000 with office 2000
+ * I have been unable to duplicate on windows XP with office 2003.
+ * I am comitting this to the tree just in case we need to come back to it.
+ */
+public class PowerpointTest extends Thread {      
+	private static final int NUM_THREADS = 3;
+    protected static final int NUM_ITERATIONS = 50;    
+          
+    private static String POWERPOINT_TEST_PATH = 
+        "D:\\jacob\\samples\\com\\jacob\\samples\\test\\powerpoint\\test";
+        //"c:\\PowerpointTest\test"; 
+
+    private int threadID;
+    private Dispatch comPowerpoint;
+    
+    public PowerpointTest(int threadID, Dispatch comPowerpoint) {
+        super("TestThread "+threadID);
+        this.threadID = threadID;
+        this.comPowerpoint = comPowerpoint;
+    }
+    
+    public void run() {
+        System.out.println("Thread \""+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"\" started");
+        System.out.flush();
+        ComThread.InitMTA();
+        try {                               
+            for (int i=0; i<NUM_ITERATIONS; i++) {
+                if (i % 10 == 0) {
+                    System.out.println(Thread.currentThread().getName()+": Iteration "+i);
+                    System.out.flush();
+                }
+                Dispatch comPresentations = Dispatch.get(comPowerpoint,"Presentations").toDispatch();
+                Dispatch comPresentation = Dispatch.call(comPresentations, 
+    					"Open",
+    					POWERPOINT_TEST_PATH+threadID+".ppt",
+    					new Integer(0), 
+    					new Integer(0), 
+    					new Integer(0)).toDispatch();
+                Dispatch.call(comPresentation, "Close");                   
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Error in Thread \""+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"\":");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } finally {
+            ComThread.Release();  
+            System.out.println("Thread \""+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"\" finished");
+            System.out.flush();
+        }                
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * main program that lets us run this as a test
+     * @param args
+     */
+    public static void main(String[] args) {                  
+        ComThread.InitMTA();
+                
+        ActiveXComponent component = new ActiveXComponent("Powerpoint.Application");
+        Dispatch comPowerpoint = component.getObject();        	
+        
+        try {	                       	        
+	        PowerpointTest[] threads = new PowerpointTest[NUM_THREADS];
+		    for (int i=0; i<NUM_THREADS; i++) {
+		        threads[i] = new PowerpointTest(i+1, comPowerpoint);
+		        threads[i].start();		       
+		    }
+		    
+		    boolean allThreadsFinished = false;
+		    while (!allThreadsFinished) {	        
+		        allThreadsFinished = true;
+			    for (int i=0; i<NUM_THREADS; i++) {
+			        if (threads[i].isAlive()) {
+			            allThreadsFinished = false;
+			            break;
+			        }
+			    }
+			    if (!allThreadsFinished) {
+				    try {
+				        Thread.sleep(100);
+				    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+				        // no op
+				    }
+			    }
+		    }
+		    
+		    Dispatch.call(comPowerpoint,"Quit");	    
+        } finally {
+            ComThread.Release();
+        }
+	}    
+}
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