Extracting geometry information from Autoshapes

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Staffan

I have followed some information around creating and modifying
Autoshapes with rather negative results. I have a more limited
question about extracting actual geometry information for Autoshapes
in Powerpoint slides.

With VB I can extract basic geometry information for Autoshapes and
get the Type, Top, Left, Height, Width and Rotation properties of the
Shape.

Using VB and Powerpoint 11 it is now possible to extract coordinates,
including control points for Freeform Autoshapes using the ShapNode
object and the Points property.

I need some more geometry information for Autoshapes, including
Connectors, that can be reshaped using "handles" to be able to specify
them at least reasonable well.

Does anybody know of some methods (even low level interface) that can
be applied to AutoShapes to get the additional geometry information
needed?

Regards

Staffan
 
Staffan,
I haven't grasped your question completely however I think what you are looking for is the Adjustment object.

Regards
Shyam Pillai

----- Staffan wrote: -----

I have followed some information around creating and modifying
Autoshapes with rather negative results. I have a more limited
question about extracting actual geometry information for Autoshapes
in Powerpoint slides.

With VB I can extract basic geometry information for Autoshapes and
get the Type, Top, Left, Height, Width and Rotation properties of the
Shape.

Using VB and Powerpoint 11 it is now possible to extract coordinates,
including control points for Freeform Autoshapes using the ShapNode
object and the Points property.

I need some more geometry information for Autoshapes, including
Connectors, that can be reshaped using "handles" to be able to specify
them at least reasonable well.

Does anybody know of some methods (even low level interface) that can
be applied to AutoShapes to get the additional geometry information
needed?

Regards

Staffan
 
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Shyam,

Many thanks for your answer. The Adjustment object gives me the
information I was looking for. Now I can generate svg graphics
including more complicated autoshapes from PowerPoint slides.

I have not responded before because my initial question so far have
generated 100 virus mail to me and 200 responses that my mail to was
rejected. Now there is just a few virus mail aday. Is this the way it
works?

Staffan
 
Staffan said:
I have not responded before because my initial question so far have
generated 100 virus mail to me and 200 responses that my mail to was
rejected. Now there is just a few virus mail aday. Is this the way it
works?
Click to expand...

Change your display posting address to something like
(e-mail address removed) (Staffan)

That will help prevent the automatic address hunter programs from being
able to understand your real email address.
 
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