Re: create Powerpoint via com
Well, my needs were very limited so the result is too, but in case someone else just needs to get started: http://econpy.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/utilities/mso.py Comments, suggestions, additions welcom. Alan Isaac -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: create Powerpoint via com
On Aug 30, 11:55 pm, Alan Isaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: code OK, creating bulleted lists, or tables, or adding pictures is all straightforward. How about chart creation (in Ppt 2003)? I do not see how to do this with Python. Thanks, Alan Alan, You probably need to browse the COM object using PythonWin, which is a part of the ActiveState distro. You can also use Python's builtin function, dir, to find out various methods of COM. Here's some info in messing with charts in Excel, which should be similar to chart manipulation in PowerPoint. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2005-June/003511.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2003-March/000839.html http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread21565.html http://mathieu.fenniak.net/plotting-in-excel-through-pythoncom/ Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: create Powerpoint via com
How about chart creation (in Ppt 2003)? I do not see how to do this with Python. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You probably need to browse the COM object using PythonWin, which is a part of the ActiveState distro. You can also use Python's builtin function, dir, to find out various methods of COM. Here's some info in messing with charts in Excel, which should be similar to chart manipulation in PowerPoint. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2005-June/003511.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2003-March/000839.html http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread21565.html http://mathieu.fenniak.net/plotting-in-excel-through-pythoncom/ Thanks! Alan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
create Powerpoint via com
Can someone point me to a simple example or better yet tutorial for creating a Powerpoint using Python. Thanks, Alan Isaac -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: create Powerpoint via com
Alan,
On Aug 30, 1:37 pm, Alan Isaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can someone point me to a simple example
or better yet tutorial for creating
a Powerpoint using Python.
Thanks,
Alan Isaac
You should check our the following for information on using COM
itself:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonwin32/chapter/ch12.html
Core Python Programming by Chun has an example in it using Tkinter. I
did it a while back, so here's the source:
code
# Core Python Chp 23, pg 994
# ppoint.pyw
from Tkinter import Tk
from time import sleep
from tkMessageBox import showwarning
import win32com.client as win32
warn = lambda app: showwarning(app, 'Exit?')
RANGE = range(3, 8)
def ppoint():
app = 'PowerPoint'
ppoint = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('%s.Application' % app)
pres = ppoint.Presentations.Add()
ppoint.Visible = True
s1 = pres.Slides.Add(1, win32.constants.ppLayoutText)
sleep(1)
sla = s1.Shapes[0].TextFrame.TextRange
sla.Text = 'Python-to-%s Demo' % app
sleep(1)
slb = s1.Shapes[1].TextFrame.TextRange
for i in RANGE:
slb.InsertAfter(Line %d\r\n % i)
sleep(1)
slb.InsertAfter(\r\nTh-th-th-that's all folks!\r\n)
warn(app)
pres.Close()
ppoint.Quit()
if __name__ == '__main__':
Tk().withdraw()
ppoint()
/code
I recommend getting ActiveState's Python distro as it comes with an
IDE that can browse COM objects fairly easily.
Hope that helps!
Mike
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Re: create Powerpoint via com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hope that helps! Yes indeed. Thanks! Alan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: create Powerpoint via com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: code OK, creating bulleted lists, or tables, or adding pictures is all straightforward. How about chart creation (in Ppt 2003)? I do not see how to do this with Python. Thanks, Alan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
