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This sample demonstrates how to use PowerPointWriter's
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CopySlide
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method
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and
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Slide
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Data
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Binding
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Property
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to
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copy
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slides
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and
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bind
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them
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with
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different
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data.
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This
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makes
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it
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easy
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to
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programmatically
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create
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multiple
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slides
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with
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the
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same
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layout
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in
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your
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presentation.
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This sample stores some of the data in a CSV file, which is available for download under *Downloads *. The CSV parser used in the example code was developed by Andrew Rissing and can be downloaded from [ |http://www.codeproject.com/KB/database/GenericParser.aspx].{note} h3. The Template Our template presentation contains a single slide with 2 data markers. !template.png! h3. The Code The code below uses PowerPointApplication to copy the slide in our template, then passes the presentation to PowerPointTemplate to bind the data. {newcode}. |
The Template
Our template presentation contains a single slide with 2 data markers.
The Code
The code below uses PowerPointApplication to copy the slide in our template, then passes the presentation to PowerPointTemplate to bind the data.
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public void CopySlide(){ PowerPointApplication ppta = new PowerPointApplication(); Presentation pres = ppta.Open("template.pptx"); //Create a copy of the slide and add it to the end of the presentation Slide slideToCopy = pres.Slides[0]; pres.Slides.CopySlide(slideToCopy, (pres.Slides.Count)); //pass the presentation to PowerPointTemplate PowerPointTemplate pptt = new PowerPointTemplate(); pptt.Open(ppta, pres); //Set the column names - will be the same for both slides string[] titleCol = {"Title"}; string[] detailsCol = {"Details"}; //Create a Data Binding Property DataBindingProperties dataProps = pptt.CreateDataBindingProperties(); //Get the data for the first slide - Team Members //Data for the TrainingItem data source object[] titleArray = {"Team Members"}; DataTable dtTeam = GetCSVData("Team.csv"); //Set Slide to be the first slide in our presentation dataProps.Slide = 0; //Bind the Data pptt.BindData(titleArray, titleCol, "Training", dataProps ); pptt.BindData(dtTeam, "TrainingItems", dataProps); //Get the data for the second slide - Agile Development object[] titleArray2 = { "Agile Development / Scrum" }; DataTable dtAgile = GetCSVData("Agile.csv"); //Change our Data Binding Properties to scope to the second slide dataProps.Slide = 1; //Bind the Data - only the array of values changed pptt.BindData(titleArray2, titleCol, "Training", dataProps); pptt.BindData(dtAgile, "TrainingItems", dataProps); //Process the data pptt.Process(); pptt.Save("output.pptx"); } ///<summary> /// Uses a 3rd party generic CSV parser #region Utility Methods //Uses CSV reader System.Data.DataTable GetCSVData(string csvFileName) { DataTable dt; using (GenericParserAdapter parser = new GenericParserAdapter(csvFileName)) { parser.ColumnDelimiter = ','; parser.FirstRowHasHeader = true; dt = parser.GetDataTable(); } return dt; } #endregion } {newcode} h3. Result The resulting output is a presentation containing 2 slides with the same layout but different data. !output.png! h1. Downloads data:[^Team.csv] [^Agile.csv] template:[^template.pptx] output: [^output.pptx] |
Result
The resulting output is a presentation containing 2 slides with the same layout but different data.
Downloads
data:Team.csv Agile.csv
template:template.pptx
output: output.pptx