The following Works okay for me: 
use strict;
use Win32::OLE qw(in with);
  use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft PowerPoint';
#Must Be capitalized to load constants--^

my $PptApp  = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('PowerPoint.Application')|| 
              Win32::OLE->new('PowerPoint.Application', 'Quit'); 

$PptApp->{Visible} = 1;
  my $Presentation = $PptApp->Presentations->Open({FileName=>'<SOMEFIL
+ENAME>',ReadOnly=>1});

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Now, please notice that the constants line REQUIRES you to use a capital, but the GetActiveObject and new do not necessarily require capitalization.

I have a sinking suspicion your problem lies in how you utilizied Open.

Hope this helps.

Quick Note: Also, you can't pass True, It's a type mismatch (You gotta flip the bool bit with an integer, which is different than flipping the bozo bit, but sometimes, not by much)

C-.

In reply to Re: Powerpoint OLE by cacharbe
in thread Powerpoint OLE by smithwt

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