Generate PPT slides from CF
I'm trying to generate PPT slides from CF and I'm running into some difficulty. I've got some reports that users can run whenever they're like and the display in HTML by default. On one report, we put a Powerpoint button that spits out the same HTML and just specifies the filename as .ppt and returns the header for that. This works fine for a simple tabled report as PPT converts the HTML to a slide. The issue that I'm running into is when there is an image on the report. If I put it in as an img src... it works fine, but if you don't have access to the internet, it won't work. I'd like to somehow embed an image in there so that users can take it on the road for presentations. Anybody done something like this or have any ideas? I've looked in the exchange for tags but haven't had much luck. John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223671 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Generate PPT slides from CF
On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to generate PPT slides from CF and I'm running into some difficulty. I've got some reports that users can run whenever they're like and the display in HTML by default. On one report, we put a Powerpoint button that spits out the same HTML and just specifies the filename as .ppt and returns the header for that. This works fine for a simple tabled report as PPT converts the HTML to a slide. The issue that I'm running into is when there is an image on the report. If I put it in as an img src... it works fine, but if you don't have access to the internet, it won't work. I'd like to somehow embed an image in there so that users can take it on the road for presentations. Anybody done something like this or have any ideas? I've looked in the exchange for tags but haven't had much luck. This doesn't *exactly* meet the requirements, but there's a web-based presentation tool, S5 (http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/) that feels a lot like PowerPoint (unless you use really fancy transistions) but is all (x)HTML under the hood. It *might* be easier just to use it since you can use the HTML you are already building directly in a slide, embed images, etc -- and then package it all up to take on the road. It's a single HTML file, a theme, a JS file, and any media you include. -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223677 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
RE: Generate PPT slides from CF
John Paul - So this is really a separate file type and presentation system? We are supporting corporate customers who are really tied to PPT already so we really need something that can generate a PPT slide completely. John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -Original Message- From: John Paul Ashenfelter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:43 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Generate PPT slides from CF On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to generate PPT slides from CF and I'm running into some difficulty. I've got some reports that users can run whenever they're like and the display in HTML by default. On one report, we put a Powerpoint button that spits out the same HTML and just specifies the filename as .ppt and returns the header for that. This works fine for a simple tabled report as PPT converts the HTML to a slide. The issue that I'm running into is when there is an image on the report. If I put it in as an img src... it works fine, but if you don't have access to the internet, it won't work. I'd like to somehow embed an image in there so that users can take it on the road for presentations. Anybody done something like this or have any ideas? I've looked in the exchange for tags but haven't had much luck. This doesn't *exactly* meet the requirements, but there's a web-based presentation tool, S5 (http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/) that feels a lot like PowerPoint (unless you use really fancy transistions) but is all (x)HTML under the hood. It *might* be easier just to use it since you can use the HTML you are already building directly in a slide, embed images, etc -- and then package it all up to take on the road. It's a single HTML file, a theme, a JS file, and any media you include. -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223690 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Generate PPT slides from CF
On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Paul - So this is really a separate file type and presentation system? We are supporting corporate customers who are really tied to PPT already so we really need something that can generate a PPT slide completely. Yep -- alternative system. Tough challenge! The only thing I can think of is really complicated -- using VBA to write the slide directly. Something like using cfobject and the underlying com object as shown in this VBA example http://skp.mvps.org/ppt00046.htm#2 Argh! :) John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -Original Message- From: John Paul Ashenfelter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:43 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Generate PPT slides from CF On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to generate PPT slides from CF and I'm running into some difficulty. I've got some reports that users can run whenever they're like and the display in HTML by default. On one report, we put a Powerpoint button that spits out the same HTML and just specifies the filename as .ppt and returns the header for that. This works fine for a simple tabled report as PPT converts the HTML to a slide. The issue that I'm running into is when there is an image on the report. If I put it in as an img src... it works fine, but if you don't have access to the internet, it won't work. I'd like to somehow embed an image in there so that users can take it on the road for presentations. Anybody done something like this or have any ideas? I've looked in the exchange for tags but haven't had much luck. This doesn't *exactly* meet the requirements, but there's a web-based presentation tool, S5 (http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/) that feels a lot like PowerPoint (unless you use really fancy transistions) but is all (x)HTML under the hood. It *might* be easier just to use it since you can use the HTML you are already building directly in a slide, embed images, etc -- and then package it all up to take on the road. It's a single HTML file, a theme, a JS file, and any media you include. -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223695 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
Re: Generate PPT slides from CF
If you are ready to risk Automation of Office components on your server using CF, then I do have some code that might help you. Email me offline and I can send it to you. Or you could look at the code at CFcomet: http://cfregex.com/cfcomet/. Regards, George On 11/9/05, John Paul Ashenfelter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John Paul - So this is really a separate file type and presentation system? We are supporting corporate customers who are really tied to PPT already so we really need something that can generate a PPT slide completely. Yep -- alternative system. Tough challenge! The only thing I can think of is really complicated -- using VBA to write the slide directly. Something like using cfobject and the underlying com object as shown in this VBA example http://skp.mvps.org/ppt00046.htm#2 Argh! :) John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -Original Message- From: John Paul Ashenfelter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 10:43 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Generate PPT slides from CF On 11/9/05, Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to generate PPT slides from CF and I'm running into some difficulty. I've got some reports that users can run whenever they're like and the display in HTML by default. On one report, we put a Powerpoint button that spits out the same HTML and just specifies the filename as .ppt and returns the header for that. This works fine for a simple tabled report as PPT converts the HTML to a slide. The issue that I'm running into is when there is an image on the report. If I put it in as an img src... it works fine, but if you don't have access to the internet, it won't work. I'd like to somehow embed an image in there so that users can take it on the road for presentations. Anybody done something like this or have any ideas? I've looked in the exchange for tags but haven't had much luck. This doesn't *exactly* meet the requirements, but there's a web-based presentation tool, S5 (http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/tools/s5/) that feels a lot like PowerPoint (unless you use really fancy transistions) but is all (x)HTML under the hood. It *might* be easier just to use it since you can use the HTML you are already building directly in a slide, embed images, etc -- and then package it all up to take on the road. It's a single HTML file, a theme, a JS file, and any media you include. -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223710 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
