Win32::OLE - Insert Object in PowerPoint

tewelch has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Using this code:

$Slide->Shapes->AddOLEObject({Left=>225,
Top=>125,
Width=>480,
Height=>320,
FileName=>'D:/My Documents/TecView/win32 ole/trend.png',});
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I can insert a png file into my ppt file when running the script in the perl environment on my desktop pc. The inserted png file is displayed just as I hoped it would be. However, when I run the same script on our web server via a url in Netscape (with the path to the png file adjusted to the web server directory structure), the generated ppt file displays only an icon with the file name. I can't get it to display the actual contents of the png file. Could there be a difference in the way PowerPoint for Win2K server behaves as opposed to how it behaves on a Win2K desktop? Has anyone else experienced this ? Is there a solution ?

Similarly, when attempting to insert an Excel spreadsheet, I get the message:
AddOLEObject : The source application is busy and can't respond immediately. You can switch to the other application and try to resolve the problem"

Any ideas ?

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Re: Win32::OLE - Insert Object in PowerPoint by boo_radley (Parson) on Oct 30, 2003 at 16:07 UTC
It sound like you're creating a link to the file, not embedding it. If you move/delete the png, does the ppt file created on your desktop pc show the filename icon? looking at the documentation for `AddOLEObject`, you might try setting link to false, or 0 or MSO_BOOLEAN_FALSE, or whatever it is that PPT expects false to be.	[reply]
Re: Re: Win32::OLE - Insert Object in PowerPoint by tewelch (Initiate) on Oct 30, 2003 at 20:50 UTC
I tried setting the link to msoFalse but that had no effect. On my desktop system, I deleted the files that were inserted into the powerpoint file but when I opened the ppt file the inserted files were still displayed. Thanks anyway.	[reply]
Re: Win32::OLE - Insert Object in PowerPoint by traveler (Parson) on Oct 30, 2003 at 16:58 UTC
Could it be a permissions problem? Give Everyone Full Control on the png and see if that fixes it. HTH, --traveler	[reply]