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

Can you show a little more code, need to see the loop logic.
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"Graham Whitehead" wrote:

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

There really isnt much to the loop just setting headings to display the
appropraite information to populate the charts - and the copy and paste
module is called

For x = 1 To 7
Windows(wbSourceWB).Activate
Sheets("Data Comparison").Select
Range("D2").Value = arrGlobalChannel(2)
Range("D3").Value = arrMidChannel(1)
Range("D5").Value = arrTopEvType(6)
Range("D6").Value = arrBottomEvType(x)
Call Copy_Charts(This_Sheet, intSlideCount, ppApp, ppSlide,
wbSourceWB)
Next x

"John Bundy" (remove) wrote in message
...
Can you show a little more code, need to see the loop logic.
--
-John
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"Graham Whitehead" wrote:

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

Take a look at this:
http://www.ozgrid.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34916

Regards,
Ryan---


--
RyGuy


"Graham Whitehead" wrote:

There really isnt much to the loop just setting headings to display the
appropraite information to populate the charts - and the copy and paste
module is called

For x = 1 To 7
Windows(wbSourceWB).Activate
Sheets("Data Comparison").Select
Range("D2").Value = arrGlobalChannel(2)
Range("D3").Value = arrMidChannel(1)
Range("D5").Value = arrTopEvType(6)
Range("D6").Value = arrBottomEvType(x)
Call Copy_Charts(This_Sheet, intSlideCount, ppApp, ppSlide,
wbSourceWB)
Next x

"John Bundy" (remove) wrote in message
...
Can you show a little more code, need to see the loop logic.
--
-John
Please rate when your question is answered to help us and others know what
is helpful.


"Graham Whitehead" wrote:

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