Re: Re: How can I access data included in a ppt slide ?

Well so far, I've managed to do easy things thanks to the MSDN such as adding slides (where and which exact type) and drawing text areas, shapes, labels... However, I can't seem to add text : one of the VB syntaxes (there's several ways apparently) MS provides is the following :
Set oTitle = ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Objects.Title
This would be the VB code (according to MSDS). I assume the perl code would be :
$ppt->ActivePresentation->Objects->Slides($nb)->Title->Text = "TaGaDa"
where $ppt is
$ppt = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject(MSPPT.'.Application') and works just fine.
However, Perl doesn't seem to know what objects. is and returns the following error :
Can't call method "Slides" on an undefined value at D:\source\powerpoint.pl line 23.
MSDSN reference is here :
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnpower97/html/ppppt_w95.asp?frame=true#ppppt_w95_work

If u have any idea, let me know, thanks !!!

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Re: Re: Re: How can I access data included in a ppt slide ? by fglock (Vicar) on Jun 06, 2003 at 13:23 UTC
You can use "QueryObjectType" for debugging. Print the object type for "$ppt", and the object type of "$ppt->ActivePresentation" and check if they are what you expected. `Win32::OLE->QueryObjectType(OBJECT) The QueryObjectType() class method returns a list of the type library name and the objects class name. In a scalar context it returns the class name only. It returns undef when the type information is not available.` [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Re: How can I access data included in a ppt slide ?
by fglock (Vicar) on Jun 06, 2003 at 13:23 UTC

You can use "QueryObjectType" for debugging.
Print the object type for "$ppt", and the object type of "$ppt->ActivePresentation" and check if they are what you expected.

Win32::OLE->QueryObjectType(OBJECT) 
   The QueryObjectType() class method returns a list 
   of the type library name and the objects class name. 
   In a scalar context it returns the class name only. 
   It returns undef when the type information is not 
   available.
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