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[quote][i]Originally posted by hkkim[/i]
[br]Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin): Pro 8.1 SR3
Operating System: Windows XP

Hi Origin guru!, I need your help! I want to make several PowerPoint files using a batch processing with LabTalk script without user interaction. The file paths and names are supplied as inputs. The generated .ppt files are checked after batch run. I attached some scripts below. Could I make it only LabTalk script? If not, Origin C introduce will be required? Could you give me some guidelines for solution?
Thanks in advance!

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def drawGraphs
{
...
}

def mainWork
{
...
Loop (i1, %1, caseno) // outer loop
{
...
  Loop (i2, 5, 7) { // inner loop
  ...
  } // end loop i2
drawGraphs; // call macro
... 
} // end loop i1
// Send Graphs to PowerPoint
pef_pptslide top:=10 bottom:=10 left:=10 right:=10 title:=2;
// Save .ppt file using input data(path & name) without user interaction
// Close PowerPoint and return to LabTalk
// How ???
}

// Accept input data(path & name)
...
mainWork 9; // call macro for test 1

// I want to continue below lines continuously
mainWork 12; // call macro for test 2
mainWork 7; // call macro for test 3
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hkkim	Posted - 09/12/2012 : 01:29:30 AM Origin Ver. and Service Release (Select Help-->About Origin): Pro 8.1 SR3 Operating System: Windows XP Hi Origin guru!, I need your help! I want to make several PowerPoint files using a batch processing with LabTalk script without user interaction. The file paths and names are supplied as inputs. The generated .ppt files are checked after batch run. I attached some scripts below. Could I make it only LabTalk script? If not, Origin C introduce will be required? Could you give me some guidelines for solution? Thanks in advance! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ def drawGraphs { ... } def mainWork { ... Loop (i1, %1, caseno) // outer loop { ... Loop (i2, 5, 7) { // inner loop ... } // end loop i2 drawGraphs; // call macro ... } // end loop i1 // Send Graphs to PowerPoint pef_pptslide top:=10 bottom:=10 left:=10 right:=10 title:=2; // Save .ppt file using input data(path & name) without user interaction // Close PowerPoint and return to LabTalk // How ??? } // Accept input data(path & name) ... mainWork 9; // call macro for test 1 // I want to continue below lines continuously mainWork 12; // call macro for test 2 mainWork 7; // call macro for test 3
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hkkim	Posted - 09/24/2012 : 04:08:46 AM Hello, greg! I solved my problem with your help. Thank you very much. hkkim
greg	Posted - 09/17/2012 : 2:01:29 PM LabTalk cannot "talk" to PowerPoint. For that you would need to use OriginC programming and talk to PowerPoint as a COM Client. We have an example of using Word as a COM Server. Open Code Builder and add the "...\Samples\COM Client\MS Office\ReportCreation.c" file to the Workspace and Build. Then run this in the Script or Command Window: CreatReport which will create two graphs and two Word documents. You would need to consult the Office documentation to find out how to use COM to create a PowerPoint instance as visible. Then you can use pef_pptslide to push graphs to the open instance of PowerPoint. Then use COM - again in OriginC - and Save the PPT and Close or New in Powerpoint.

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