Hi,

I have a number of charts that are control from a main data range in excel.
I have some code to write these to a number of power point slide. However,
occasionally I am getting the message:

shape (unknown member): invalid request. to select a shapem its view must
be active

My code sets the charts in a loop and then calls the same module to control
the copying - which is

'Find the open powerpoint template and make it visible
Set ppApp = GetObject(, "PowerPoint.Application")
ppApp.Visible = True
'goto the relevant slide in the presentation
Set ppSlide = ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(intSlideCount)
ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(intSlideCount).Sel ect
ppSlide.Select
'paste the chart
ppSlide.Shapes.Paste.Select
intSlideCount = intSlideCount + 1 'increase the slide count variable

It is the line ppSlide.Shapes.Paste.Select that is highlighed when debug is
selected. I cant understand this because it falls over on different slides.

Any help anyone could offer me would be gratefully received.

Many thank