Importing a Single Row of Data

Intro

This guide will explain how to import a single row of values into a PowerPoint presentation using data markers. This assumes a basic understanding of data markers.

Binding Data

PowerPointTemplate has a single method for binding data to the data markers that are located in the template: PowerPointTemplate.BindData. Depending on the data source type and the number of rows in the data source, PowerPointWriter will either import a single row of data or import multiple rows by repeating sections of the presentation.

By default, every appearance of a data marker will be populated with the same data. For example, if %%=Header.CompanyLogo(image) appears on multiple slides, each data marker will be populated with the company logo. This behavior can be overwritten using data binding properties.

Types of Data Sources

Arrays of objects

Methods:

• [PowerPointTemplate.BindData(Object[],String[],String,DataBindingProperties)]
• [PowerPointTemplate.BindData(Object[][],String[],String,DataBindingProperties)]
• [PowerPointTemplate.BindData(Object,,String[],String,DataBindingProperties)]

Arrays don't have built-in means to store column names. The user must specify the column names in a string array that is passed to PowerPointTemplate.BindData at run time.

If a multidimensional array (Object[,]) or a jagged array (Object[][]) contains multiple rows, PowerPointWriter will import all the rows using built-in repeating behavior. To import a single row of data using a multidimensional or jagged array, the array can only contain a single row of data. For more information about using arrays to import multiple rows of data, please see Importing Multiple Rows of Data.

Example:
One dimensional array:

Two dimensional array:

Custom objects

TO FILL IN AFTER THE MULTIPLE ROWS WITH NOTE ABOUT "ONLY 1 ROW OF DATA"

Data Readers and Data Tables

TO FILL IN AFTER THE MULTIPLE ROWS WITH NOTE ABOUT "ONLY 1 ROW OF DATA"