Hi all, 

use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Office';
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft PowerPoint';

for($a=1;$a<3;$a++)
{

$power = Win32::OLE->GetActiveObject('Powerpoint.Application') ||
    Win32::OLE->new('Powerpoint.Application', 'Quit');

$ppt = $power->Presentations->Add();
$ppt->{visible}=1;

$xlapp = Win32::OLE->new('Excel.Application');
if($a==1)
{
$file = 'C:\fg\IMS\Chart for SW.xls';
$name = 'Chartsppt';
}
else
{
$file = 'C:\fg\IMS\dms_data\Summary.xls';
$name='Summaryppt';
}

$book = $xlapp->Workbooks->Open("$file");
$xlapp -> {Visible} = 1;

for($i=1;$i<15;$i++)
{
$sheet = $book -> Charts($i);
$sheet->Activate;
$slide = $ppt->Slides->Add(1, ppLayoutBlank);
$slide->Shapes->AddOLEObject({Left=>100,
Top=>125,
Width=>580,
Height=>380,
FileName=>$file ,});

}

$filename = 'C:\fg\dms_data';

$ppt->SaveAs($filename . $name .'.ppt');

$ppt->Quit;

$xlapp->Quit;
}

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In the above code I am getting multiple results(and errors). Some time I could able to extract both the Excel Sheet into Powerpoint and some time I can extract just one xls and for the next one(xls) I got an Error "Can't call method "AddOLEObject" on an undefined value at C:\fg\Chartppt.pl line 37." and some time I got an error like "Can't call method "Activate" on an undefined value at C:\fg\Chartppt.pl line 24." Can any one please tell me why is it happen like that and how to over come this kind of errors. Thanks, Shaggy

In reply to Error in powerpoint extraction by shaggyquest

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