topic Re: Powerpoint report format issue in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Powerpoint report format issue

Former Member — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:41:17 GMT

I am generating powerpoint from SAP Webdynpro . I am facing issue in that.

If variable is not having any value then its font size and font face changes , this will change the fixed format which is defined in powerpoint .

So if anybody have faced this type of problem , could you guess why it is reacting like this ??

Thanks

Ankesh

Re: Powerpoint report format issue

thomas_jung — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:49:17 GMT

This really doesn't seem like a very Web Dynpro specific question. There is no functionality within Web Dynpro to generate Powerpoint. I have to imagine that you are just building the PPTX XML file using normal ABAP commands (perhaps XSLT or iXML). I really think that you should provide a little more details about what you are doing. It there is no specific Web Dynpro interaction, then I will move the thread to ABAP General.

Re: Powerpoint report format issue

Former Member — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:45:05 GMT

Hi Thomas,

PPTX --> Powerpoint

Yes you are right, I am using some methods to generate PPTX file from Webdynpro. That PPTX is having some slides which contain variables and graphs . So I am populating the varible value from my Webdynpro Application .

So in PPTX , the variable which is having some value then it is coming fine but if the variable which is not having any values then its font size and font face changes.

I have defined Font Face : Aerial and Font Size : 5 but on the above condition it will change it to

Font Face : Calibri (Body) and Font Size : 18

In Application 1stly the PPTX file is unzip and XML files are created and then after filling of values those unzip files are zipped again and gives as powerpoint as output.

I know it is very unusal type of error. I have also compared both XML file ( Before Generation and After Generation ) . They are same.

*Impact : If font size increases the block in which the variable is defined also increases that will lead to disturb the fixed structure of block and hence whole layout gets disturbed.*

If any other information required do let me know

Thanks

Ankesh Jindal

Re: Powerpoint report format issue

thomas_jung — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:48:58 GMT

I'm moving this thread to ABAP General as there doesn't seem to be anything directly related to Web Dynpro ABAP in it. I would warn you that you might not receive any responses - even there. This is a pretty rare thing. I don't think many people create PPTX from ABAP. Even then from what you describe, I don't think this is much of an ABAP related problem as much as a question about the format/content of the PPTX file. Perhaps you should consider posting this on some Microsoft Office (non-SAP) forum somewhere.

Re: Powerpoint report format issue

Former Member — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:57:35 GMT

Hi Thomas,

The place where I am finding variables null now there I am printing Special invisible Character ( that Comes from ALT 225 ) .

This helps me in solving my problem.

Anyways.

Thanks for your support.

Ankesh Jindal