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Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2012-03-25

Hello,

I'm hoping someone has experience pasting tables into Powerpoint using paste special. I've had success using CopyToBitmapToClipboard using the following code:

ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH418").CopyBitmapToClipboard

PPSlide.Shapes.Paste.Select

I would like to paste in an editable table instead of an image and I thought something like this code would work:

ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH418").CopyTableToClipboard True

PPSlide.Shapes.PasteSpecial(PasteHTML).Select

However, I get the following error:

Shapes.PasteSpecial : Invalid request. Clipboard is empty or contains data which may not be pasted here.

I confirmed that the Clipboard was not empty by manually pasting from it into Powerpoint. I also tried PasteDefault instead of PasteHTML.

The PasteSpecial works with CopyBitmapToClipboard. The example below worked so I think some form of PasteSpecial should work for straight tables:

ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH418").CopyBitmapToClipboard

PPSlide.Shapes.PasteSpecial(PasteEnhancedMetafile).Select

If anyone has any insights, it would be greatly appreciated. I am using version 10.

thanx

Grant

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2016-08-13

Thanx to all that replied. based on what you provided and some additional research I put together a tool that others might find useful or at least a starting point for others in making simple PowerPoints from QlikView. I created a PowerPoint macro.

The macro basically builds the QlikView VB Script to copy QV objects to the clipboard and paste them into a PowerPoint presentation.

Basic Instructions:

1) add the number of blank slides required for the QV PowerPoint presentation (after the current blank slide)

2) add rectangles to those slides representing the size and position where the QV objects are to be pasted

3) add the appropriate QV object ID (e.g. CH01) to each of the rectangles

4) run the macro

Note: functionality is extended by using prefixes

I've attached a PowerPoint presentation to describe the basic functions and a demo file.

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Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2012-03-26

Hi,

Try This:

Sub CT

ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01").CopyTableToClipboard true

End Sub

Regards,

Arun Goel

Report Inappropriate Content · ‎2012-03-26

Arun,

Thanx for the reply. I don't have a problem copying the Table. My problem is pasting it into the Powerpoint Slide. It may be that I need to add a Table first and then paste into each cell. I hope I don't have to do that.

Grant

jerem1234 · ‎2014-01-29

Hi Grant,

I recently ran into this and stumbled upon pasting while keeping source formatting. However I think this will only work for PowerPoint 2010 or higher since the command was implemented in this version. I used this code for a macro to copy a table to PowerPoint:

sub ppt

set objPPT = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")

objPPT.Visible = True

Set objPresentation = objPPT.Presentations.Add

ActiveDocument.Sheets("SH01").Activate

Set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH01")

Set PPSlide = objPresentation.Slides.Add(1,obj.GetObjectType)

obj.CopyTableToClipboard true

With PPSlide

objPPT.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("PasteSourceFormatting")

End With

End Sub

Saw this post while I was searching, and thought that this may be useful to you if you haven't found it yet.

Hope this helps!

sathishkumar_go · ‎2014-10-03

Hi Grant,

I am looking for the same. Did you got the answer?

If you know, Please share to me.

-Sathish

sachingodhania · ‎2016-02-22

HI Jeremiah Kurpat,

I have one prob here. I have looped all the chart and copied to ppt.

If its chart paste as bitmap and if its straigt/pivot paste as table as the above code that u are using.

However , the prob is ,it copies all the tables to first slide and not the specific slide.

Please let me know if you had encountered the same issue.

Thanks,

Sachin

sathishkumar_go · ‎2016-02-22

Hi Sachin,

All the charts are copied into same page in PPT?

That means you have to pass add sheets command in the loop or before copy command.

-Sathish

alex_millan · ‎2016-02-22

Hi,

With this instruction you can set the diapo where you want your objects to be pasted:

Set PPSlide = objPresentation.Slides(2) 'Change 2 for the number of the diapo you prefer

HTH

Regards.

sachingodhania · ‎2016-02-22

Hi Alex,

Thanks for ur reply.

I am using code (orginal) as below ,

sub ppt

set objPPT = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")

objPPT.Visible = True

Set objPresentation = objPPT.Presentations.Add

ActiveDocument.Sheets("SH01").Activate

Set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH03")

Set PPSlide = objPresentation.Slides.Add(1,obj.GetObjectType)

obj.CopyTableToClipboard true

With PPSlide

objPPT.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("PasteSourceFormatting")

End With

Set obj = ActiveDocument.GetSheetObject("CH04")

Set PPSlide = objPresentation.Slides.Add(2,obj.GetObjectType)

obj.CopyTableToClipboard true

With PPSlide

objPPT.CommandBars.ExecuteMso ("PasteSourceFormatting")

End With

End Sub

I tried your code but in vain . It always goes in the second slide. I am sure I am missing something to add above.

Please let me know.

Regards,

Sachin

sachingodhania · ‎2016-02-22

Hi Satish,

I am looping to all the objects and pasting them in the predefine slidenos. I am able to do it for image successfully but not for table.

Regards,

Sachin

Macro to Copy & Paste table into Powerpoint using paste special