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PowerPointTemplate PPTT = new PowerPointTemplate(); |
3. Open the template file for the presentation.
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pptt.Open(Page.MapPath("//templates//part1_template.pptx"));
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4. Create a DatabindingProperties ibject for binding data to the template.
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DataBindingProperties dataProps = pptt.CreateDataBindingProperties();
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5. Create two arrays to hold the values for the presentation. The first is the array of values to add to the presentation. The second contains the column names. The column names values must match the data markers in the template.
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//The values to display
object[] valuesArray = { "Project Name", "Project Date", "Review", "Leader Name", "Start Date", "Cost Estimate", "Project Summary" };
//The column names are the same as the data markers
string[] columnNamesArray = {"Name", "Date", "ReviewStatus", "Leader", "Start", "Estimate", "Summary"};
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6. Bind the data to the template. Make sure the data source name is the same as the name used in the template.
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pptt.BindData(valuesArray, columnNamesArray, "Proposal", dataProps);
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7. Call process to import the data into the template and save the file.
pptt.Process();
//Stream the output in the response as an attachment
pptt.Save(Page.Response, "Part1_Output.xlsx", false);
Final Code
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PowerPointTemplate pptt = new PowerPointTemplate();
pptt.Open(Page.MapPath("//templates//part1_template.pptx"));
DataBindingProperties dataProps = pptt.CreateDataBindingProperties();
object[] valuesArray = { "Project Name", "Project Date", "Review", "Leader Name", "Start Date", "Cost Estimate", "Project Summary" };
string[] columnNamesArray = {"Name", "Date", "ReviewStatus", "Leader", "Start", "Estimate", "Summary"};
pptt.BindData(valuesArray, columnNamesArray, "Proposal", dataProps);
pptt.Process();
pptt.Save(Page.Response, "Part1_Output.xlsx", false)
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You have now completed part 1 of the PowerPointWriter Project Proposal tutorial.