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Generate_deck - udf - that runs commands in spreadsheet to generate ppt slides

Overview


Main command processor of the PPT generation. It contains the commands needed to generate the slides.

Important that it uses a Template concept and each slide is named which has a meaning.

Instruction Spreadsheet
  • Command
  • parameter to command


    Algorithm
  • Setup
    • Error handling
    • Recalc Full
    • Ignore remote requests
    • Log to file
    • Don't Ask setting because running unattended
  • Inputs
    • Get what to generate from range name that is a data validation
    • decide whether "quick" version
    • All decks or one deck?
    • Verify to the user they're ok
    • Get the Month-end
  • Process
    • Recalc if one is needed
    • Open the input ppt template
    • Expand hidden stuff via the outline
    • get the last row
    • Close the outline (hide rows
    • Go to the Generator sheet
    • For each row in the PPT instruction
      • update statusbar
      • Process commands in column 1
        • stop
        • end
        • comment
        • Delete - deletes a slide name in column 2
        • Deleteslides - deletes all slides containing text it col 2
        • fileout Filename - opens filename
        • close - closes the activeworkbook
        • save - Saves excel to the fileout name
        • copy - col 2 (sheet name) col 4 (from address) col 5 (to Address) with special logic if a chart (chart in col 4)
          • activate the chart based on its name
          • copy selected chart or data to clipboard
          • save the top, left, height, the width of the "to" chart
          • Activate the to chart on PPT in the template and delete it
          • Paste in the chart and set its name, top, left, height and width that was saved
          • if just data then paste it
        • file
          • close active excel don't save the changes
          • open the filename in col 2 read only
        • Sheet in col 4 ??
        • xl chart in col 5
        • check that it's a chart
        • CopyChartToPPT


    • Update TOC
    • Set PPT as normal file attribute so it can be updated as it was readonly
    • Update the PPT
    • handle case where in use by appending a random number to the end of it
    • Add other slides if the "Global deck"


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