Get image from PowerPoint document

[sboudouk]

Hello, thanks for your work and your samples.

I don't know if it's an appropriate spot for my questions but here it is:

How one is supposed to get image from a PowerPoint file ?

getSelectedDataSync returns an error when an image is selected. Reading the docs it seems like it is not possible by any of the provided function.

So, is it even possible ?

Thanks :)

[Rick-Kirkham]

@sboudouk I'm researching this, but I don't think there's a way to get an image from a slide programmatically.

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[Rick-Kirkham]

undoing the bot closure

[ghost]

Thanks for your interest in Office Add-ins development! Feedback here is intended for reporting problems with Script Lab snippets. Can you please post your question to Stack Overflow with the office-js tag? By posting how-to questions like this to Stack Overflow, you'll not only be able to reach a broader audience of folks who have expertise in the area, but will also enable others to benefit from any answers that are provided there. Thanks!

[Rick-Kirkham]

bot keeps closing this. I think removing the Type: programming question will stop this.

[Rick-Kirkham]

@sboudouk I have confirmed that there is no way to get an image from a PowerPoint slide in Office Add-ins. We are beefing up our PowerPoint APIs, but this feature is not yet supported.

I'll close this issue. Sorry, the news wasn't what you hoped. You might consider looking into the OOXML SDK and see if your scenario can be accomplished with a .NET language in an ASP.NET backend of your add-in.

[sboudouk]

Thanks for your answer @Rick-Kirkham . Do you know if is this feature is planned or not at all ?

[Rick-Kirkham]

This feature is not currently scheduled, but I have put your request for it to the PowerPoint team. It would be at least a year before it is available.

[sboudouk]

Thanks for your help. We'll find another way to achieve something similar, and repost here if I find something that could be useful to someone in the same case.