Thanks Rich / C-... I can now open a given Powerpoint file. I ran the code you sent me and it opens an existing ppt file. My next (and most frustrating) Perl challenge is to select a given slide, then paste an Excel chart to the slide. I also need to properly size the chart, but I think that will become trivial if I can just get over the first hill. The perl / Excel side of the problem is already functioning, with my code copying the Excel chart to the clipboard. I've captured a number of Powerpoint macros that do the required functions (slide select, copy, size, et al.) and tried to convert them to Perl to no avail. Does anyone have an end-to-end example of a functioning Perl / Powerpoint app that I can study? I have raided every bookstore in town and have a Perl library at least 3 feet wide. Unfortunately, the Win32 / OLE sections concentrate on Excel, with some mention on Word and Outlook. I have yet to see anything on Powerpoint. If I ever figure it out, maybe I'll write that first Perl / Powerpoint book. If this were just a hobby I'd attack the problem differently, spending the time to get a full indoctrination in OLE. Unfortunately, I'm under the gun to produce an automation product involving Powerpoint in the next week for work. Any thing you can do will be a great help! Bill

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