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1. Include the SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPoint namespace in the code behind.
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| 1 | 1 | using SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter; |
2. Instantiate the PowerPointTemplate object.
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| 2 | 2 | PowerPointTemplate PPTT = new PowerPointTemplate(); |
3. Open the template file with PowerPointTemplate.Open.
The PowerPointTemplate object corresponds to a single template file, so a given PowerPointTemplate instance can only have one template file open.
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| 3 | 3 |
PPTT.Open(Page.MapPath("templates\\Hello World.pptx"));
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4. Create a DataBindingProperties object
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| 4 | 4 | DataBindingProperties DataProps = PPTT.CreateDataBindingProperties(); |
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5. Get the data and create 2 arrays to hold the values and column names of the data you are importing.The column names should match the name of your data marker.
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| 5 | 5 |
string value = DataValueBox.Text.Trim();
string[] values = { value };
string[] colNames = { "DataValue" };
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6. Call PowerPointTemplate.BindData() to bind the data to the data marker. The data source name should match the value in your data marker.
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| 6 | 6 | PPTT.BindData(values, colnames, "DataSource1", DataProps); |
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7. Call PowerPointTemplate.Process() to insert the data into the file
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| 7 | 7 | PPTT.Process(); |
PowerPointTemplate.Process() handles everything relating to inserting the data into the file.
8. Save the output
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| 8 | 8 | PPTT.Save(Page.Response, "Output.pptx", false); |
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Congratulations, you have completed Hello World for PowerPointTemplate!
Final Code
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using SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter;
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PowerPointTemplate PPTT = new PowerPointTemplate();
PPTT.Open(Page.MapPath("Hello World.pptx"));
DataBindingProperties DataProps = PPTT.CreateDataBindingProperties();
string value = DataValueBox.Text.Trim();
string[] values = { value };
string[] colNames = { "DataValue" };
PPTT.BindData(values, colNames, "DataSource1", DataProps);
PPTT.Process();
PPTT.Save(Page.Response, "Output.pptx", false);
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