Do you know managed tools for manipulating PowerPoint files? The tool should be 100% managed code and offer the option to handle .ppt and .pptx files.
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Well, 100% managed could be going the hard route, however, you can use the Office PIAs from your .NET code. Joel Spolsky has an article discussing your various options.
Chris Jester-Young
2008-09-12 04:48:51
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@Chris: There won't be a chance that Office 2007 will be available to manipulate the files. So far the only solution which comes close to what I am looking for is Aspose.Slides for .NET. The support for .pptx files is "a work in progress" though.
Detlef D. Doerscheln
2008-09-12 05:06:54
Thanks for accepting my answer; however, I'm aware that you aren't actually very happy with it, because of the requirement of a package that won't be available. I suggest un-accepting the answer, and hopefully letting someone else try to come up with a better one. :-)
Chris Jester-Young
2008-09-18 09:52:24
I accepted your answer because it made me think and look around for alternatives. PowerPoint files are only the beginning. Other Office file formats are on the horizon as well. Thank you!
Detlef D. Doerscheln
2008-09-18 11:25:13