[RESOLVED] adding a text box to a powerpoint slide

Hey,

using MS Access, I've created a powerpoint slide with a pie chart based on a query. what I'd like to do now is add a text box with a title to this slide.

for adding the chart I've used an MS article that uses this line:

Set shpGraph = OpwrPresent.Shapes.AddOLEObject(left:=LLeft, _
top:=lTop, Width:=lwidth, Height:=lheight, _
ClassName:="MSGraph.Chart", Link:=0).OLEFormat.Object

any idea what classname is used for text box? or if I should do this in another way?

Record a macro in powerpoint adding the textbox. Then check out the generated module code to see how its done. Then move/modify it to Access.

this is the code I got:


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VB Code:

Const msotrue = True
Const msofalse = False
Const msoTextOrientationHorizontal = True
 
    ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 53.875, 389.125, 119#, 28.875).Select
    ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.TextFrame.WordWrap = msotrue
    With ActiveWindow.Selection.TextRange.ParagraphFormat
        .LineRuleWithin = msotrue
        .SpaceWithin = 1
        .LineRuleBefore = msotrue
        .SpaceBefore = 0.5
        .LineRuleAfter = msotrue
        .SpaceAfter = 0
    End With
    ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(Start:=1, Length:=0).Select
    With ActiveWindow.Selection.TextRange
        .Text = "rwerwerwr"
        With .Font
            .Name = "Arial"
            .NameComplexScript = "Arial"
            .NameOther = "Arial"
            .Size = 18
            .Bold = msofalse
            .Italic = msofalse
            .Underline = msofalse
            .Shadow = msofalse
            .Emboss = msofalse
            .BaselineOffset = 0
            .AutoRotateNumbers = msofalse
        '    .Color.SchemeColor = ppForeground
        End With
    End With
    ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.Shapes("Object 9").Select

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( I added the first 3 lines)

I get error 91 object variable or with block not set

What line is giving you the error? Did you create a object variable for the application object of powerpoint so Access doesnt get confused with its application object?

I know I need :

Dim OPwrPnt As Object
Set OPwrPnt = CreateObject("Powerpoint.application")

but how to connect OPwrpnt to this code?

have you set reference to Powerpoint object library?

It will be easier for me if you could please relate to the above code as the only code, and if anything is missing (and it is only few lines) sugget it as something to solve my problem.

anyone? I know this must be simple...

Ok I added "OPwrPnt." before every "activewindow..."

It still doesn't run saying msoTextOrientationHorizontal, msoFalse, and msoTrue are not defined in MS Acesss (but are defined in Powerpoint)

I tried to defined them as const text string, but it I get type mismatch error:

Const msoTextOrientationHorizontal = "msoTextOrientationHorizontal"

If you added a reference to PowerPoint then you shouldnt need to manuall define the consts.

Ok, I think I got It. thanks a lot !