Make a presentation with actxserver without displaying the presentation
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Hello,
I am using the actxserver() method to make PowerPoint presentations from Matlab. Is it possible to create/ open a presentation without displaying the presentation (similar to invisable figures)? I am using the following code (a method within a class):
The Visible property throws an error.
actXserver = actxserver('PowerPoint.Application'); %Create an ActiveX object
%actXserver.Visible = 0; -> Does not work...
obj.actserverPP_1 = actXserver;
actXinterface = actXserver.Presentation.Open( fullfile(obj.templatePath_1, obj.templateName_1) ); %Open an existing presentation by supplying the fullpath to the file
obj.presentationInterface_1 = actXinterface;
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Cris LaPierre
on 28 Apr 2023
Edited: Cris LaPierre
on 28 Apr 2023
It seems the current way to do this in VBA code would use the following syntax
You can set WithWindow to false, which means the file that is opened will not be visible.
The following code worked for me. Note that you must include the full path to the presentation.
h = actxserver('PowerPoint.Application'); %Create an ActiveX object
pres = h.Presentations.Open(fullfile(path,ppt),0,0,0));
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Cris LaPierre
on 25 Apr 2023
See this example: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/1793235-axes-box-incompletely-copied-to-clipboard#answer_1040800
Changing
- h.Visible = 1;
to
h.Visible = 0;
should do what you want.
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