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Greetings all,

 

I have an app that runs fine in windows 7 but not windows 10.

issue : when entering the filename to save, it enters it into the saveAs dialog box, but Office still tries to save as "Diagram1" or "Presentation1"

 

$FileError = ""
        MonitorProcess2("VISIO")
        _DebugOut("Visio Done")

        MonitorProcess2("POWERPNT")

        _debugOut("Powerpoint Done")



        CloseSave($FileSavePathName, $SaveAsWindow)
        _DebugOut("Saved and closed Powerpoint")

        _VSO_DocumentSave($objVisioFile)
        while not _VSO_DocumentSaved($objVisioFile)
        WEnd
        _VSO_VisioClose($objVisioFile)
        _DebugOut("Saved and closed Visio")
    else
        _DebugOut("Filename Does not exist = "& $FilePathName)
    EndIf

the monitor process2 just makes sure the processes are complete before trying to save the files.

 

The closeSave function is below, but since I am opening the file with the proper name, this is not an issue

func CloseSave($SaveFile, $SaveAsWindow)
    _DebugOut("Save File ")
    _DebugOut($SaveFile)
    send("!{F4}")
    send ("!S")
    $title = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
    _DebugOut("WINDOW - current window is Powerpoint to enter filename " & $title)
    while not ($title = $SaveAsWindow)
        $title = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
    wend
    ControlSetText ($SaveAsWindow,"","[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]",$SaveFile)
    send ("!S")
        $title = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
    while not StringInStr($title,"Visio")
        $title = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
    wend
EndFunc

 

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You are correct, I was not calling that method as I had thought. (I have updated the original post to correct that)

 

I am using the controlsend.

 

The reason I use this is because Visio lauches a powerpoint app automatically, I seem to have an issue trying to get a handle on that application 

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Please have a look at my PowerPoint UDF -  it allows to connect to an already running PowerPoint instance/presentation.

 

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Thank you Water for your helpful advice,

 

I remvoed the closesave function and added the following

$oPPT =_PPT_Open()
      _PPT_PresentationAttach($oPPT,"partialtitle")
      _PPT_PresentationSaveAs($oPPT, "c:\a\test")
        _DebugOut("Saved and closed Powerpoint")

When I was done, I could not find a file in the directory C:\a.

I would expect to see test.ppt

 

Not sure if an object is being returned or I'm doing something wrong.

I modified the presentationAttach script to allow for partial title search as the number keeps increasing.

Func _PPT_PresentationAttach($sString, $sMode = Default)
    Local $oPresentation, $iCount = 0, $sCLSID_Presentation = "{91493444-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}" ; Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PresentationClass
    If $sMode = Default Then $sMode = "FilePath"
    While True
        $oPresentation = ObjGet("", $sCLSID_Presentation, $iCount + 1)
        If @error Then Return SetError(1, @error, 0)
        Switch $sMode
            Case "filename"
                If $oPresentation.Name = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case "filepath"
                If $oPresentation.FullName = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case "title"
                If $oPresentation.Application.Caption = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case "partialtitle"
                If StringInStr($oPresentation.Application.Caption,$sString) Then Return $oPresentation
            Case Else
                Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
        EndSwitch
        $iCount += 1
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>_PPT_PresentationAttach

 

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PresentationAttach and PresentationSaveAs require a presentation object. Hence it should be:

$oPPT =_PPT_Open()
$oPresentation = _PPT_PresentationAttach("text you are looking for in the title", "partialtitle")
_PPT_PresentationSaveAs($oPPT, $oPresentation, "c:\a\test")
_DebugOut("Saved and closed Powerpoint")

N.B: It is always a good idea to check @error after having calld a function.

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Awesome start, but missed a few things and still have one issue

 

If you open the PPT without saving it first, it seems like the environment can find it, but the attach can't attach to it

 

I created a slide deck named "hey you" in my documents folder then opened Powerpoint without saving it, so the default name was Presentation1 - Microsoft Powerpoint so my path looks like this

Row|Col 0|Col 1|Col 2
[0]||Presentation1|
[1]||hey you.pptx|C:\Users\....\Documents
 

then using this code, I put the Powerpoint.au3 in my local directory for now

 

#include "Powerpoint.au3"
#include "Visio.au3"
#include <misc.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Debug.au3>

$oPPT =_PPT_Open()
$Presentations = _PPT_PresentationList($oPPT)
_ArrayDisplay($Presentations, "Sorted tree")
$oPresentation = _PPT_PresentationAttach("Presentation","title", True)
_PPT_SlideAdd($oPresentation)
_PPT_PresentationSaveAs($oPresentation, "C:\a\test" )

$oPresentation = _PPT_PresentationAttach("hey you","title", True)
_PPT_SlideAdd($oPresentation)

_PPT_PresentationSaveAs($oPresentation, "C:\a\test2" )

the attach with the "Presentation" does not get a second slide or saved

The "hey you" presentation does and is saved to the indicated pat as expected.

any thoughts?

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Seems to be a bug in the latest UDF version in function _PPT_SlideAdd.
Will need to rethink the function :( 
I think Alpha 3 doesn's have this bug - if needed I can post this version here or in the download Forum.

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OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
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Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki
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A newer/fixed Version (Alpha 6) isn't available yet. But I think Alpha 4 doesn's have this bug:

PowerPoint Alpha 4.zip

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OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
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Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki
PowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
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I have tried this and experienced the same bug.  I think there is an issue with the attach when the file is not saved, IE no directory listed

 

Func _PPT_PresentationAttach($sString, $sMode = Default)
    Local $oPresentation, $iCount = 0, $sCLSID_Presentation = "{91493444-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}" ; Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PresentationClass
    If $sMode = Default Then $sMode = "FilePath"
    While True
        $oPresentation = ObjGet("", $sCLSID_Presentation, $iCount + 1)
        If @error Then Return SetError(1, @error, 0)  <-------------------This is the line kicking back the error message
        Switch $sMode
            Case "filename"
                If $oPresentation.Name = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case "filepath"
                If $oPresentation.FullName = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case "title"
                If $oPresentation.Application.Caption = $sString Then Return $oPresentation
            Case Else
                Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
        EndSwitch
        $iCount += 1
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>_PPT_PresentationAttach

 

I get this 

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Use

MsgBox(0, "Presentation Name", $oPresentation.Name)
MsgBox(0, "Presentation FullName", $oPresentation.FullName)
MsgBox(0, "Presentation Caption", $oPresentation.Application.Caption)

to make sure you use the correct values for _PPT_PresentationAttach.
The line you marked is called when none of the presentations fits the query string.

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OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
OutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - Download
Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki
PowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
Task Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki

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use your PPT script and try the below script code

but before you run it, just open PowerPoint, you should get a new presentation named "Presentation 1 - Microsoft Powerpoint" but don't save it to a directory

you can even substitue the full presentation name.

 

Once it's saved, it will then recognize the file.

 

#include "Powerpoint.au3"
#include "Visio.au3"
#include <misc.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Debug.au3>

$oPPT =_PPT_Open()
$Presentations = _PPT_PresentationList($oPPT)
_ArrayDisplay($Presentations, "Sorted tree")
$oPresentation = _PPT_PresentationAttach("Presentation","title", True)

If @error Then
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "PowerPoint UDF: _PPT_PresentationAttach Example", "'" & $oPresentation & "'." & @CRLF & "@error = " & @error & ", @extended = " & @extended)
    _PPT_Close($oPPT)
    Exit
EndIf

adding your messages into the PPT includes shows

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "\\abbvienet.com\data\R&D\R478\Excel Clinical Schedule Scripts\ppttest.au3"    
"\\abbvienet.com\data\R&D\R478\Excel Clinical Schedule Scripts\Powerpoint.au3" (144) : ==> Variable must be of type "Object".:
ConsoleWrite("Presentation Name" & $oPresentation.Name & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Presentation Name" & $oPresentation^ ERROR
>Exit code: 1    Time: 0.6098

 

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My test crashes when i try to attach to an unsaved presentation.
As soon as I save the presentation the script works without Problem.
Seems you can't connect to a presentation that hasn't been saved yet. This is true for Office 2010. My System will be upgraded today to Office 2016.

Will check if it works for Office 2016 and Word.

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ExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts
OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
OutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - Download
Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki
PowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
Task Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki

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I tested with Excel and the result is the same: You can't connect to an unsaved workbook.

I think the workaround is to create the new presentation by using _PPT_PresentationNew.

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Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
ExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts
OutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
OutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - Download
Outlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki
PowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - Wiki
Task Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki

Standard UDFs:
Excel - Example Scripts - Wiki
Word - Wiki

Tutorials:
ADO - Wiki
WebDriver - Wiki

 

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On 6/20/2017 at 1:58 AM, water said:

I tested with Excel and the result is the same: You can't connect to an unsaved workbook.

I think the workaround is to create the new presentation by using _PPT_PresentationNew.

I wish I had that option, I might have to do a keystroke temporary save, then update save and delete the temp

 

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