Problems with charts in Powerpoint

[stevojm]

Hi,

I'm trying to embed 10 different charts onto 10 different slides in a PowerPoint 2007 presentation.

The presentation is set to automatically cycle through the ten slides and then loop round (it is intended to be displayed on a plasma screen to show sales figures)

When I run the presentation it works perfectly the first time round but subsequent times the charts do not animate and the also appear slightly magnified for a short period of time (about a second) before they rescale themselves to the correct proportions.

In addition, the xml files that feed the charts are updated every hour by a VB application. When the xml files are updated the charts do not reflect the change in data.

Many thanks in advance

Steve

[Pallav]

Steve,

This is an issue with PowerPoint, where you need to set the "Playing" attribute to true after the chart has animated once.

As for caching issue, can you try adding a constantly changing parameter at end of XML file - like Chart.swf?dataURL=Data.xml&temp=75676

[murtagh]

Hi,

I am displaying my data on a plasma and I would also like to be able to update the data dynamically within the presentation as the data in the XML file changes. I have seen your solution posted above for this however I am a bit confused and perhaps you can clarify :

"As for caching issue, can you try adding a constantly changing parameter at end of XML file - like Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75676"

from your post it looks like you are recommending that I place an additional variable against the data location :- "&temp=75676" within the flash object and then dynamically change this every time, within the flash object I want to get it to upload new infomation. If this is the case I do not see how this is a solution as the object is static and  I do not want to interface with it.

Or are you recommending that I dynamically change the source file name

update 1:

C:FusiionChatsIhavesomedata.xml75676

update 2:

C:FusiionChatsIhavesomedata.xml75677

update 3:

C:FusiionChatsIhavesomedata.xml75678

 

but then again I would have have to change the static temp variable within the flash object to reflect this :-

"Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75676" 

 "Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75677" 

 "Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75678"

 

Sorry for this but your solution is not very clear.

 

 

 

 

[Pallav]

Do you want to do this within a PowerPoint presentation?

[murtagh]

yes

[Pallav]

Hi,

 

 

 

I meant adding this constantly changing parameter at the end of the XML file name, when specifying this name in your Powerpoint presentation. The name of the XML file can stay the same.

[murtagh]

Hi,

But as far as I am aware this type of functionality does not exist within powerpoint, to dynamically update a temp variable i.e.

Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75676" 

becomes

Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75677" 

becomes

Chart.swf?dataURL=Ihavesomedata.xml&temp=75678" 

etc etc

 

 

In order to do this we would need to talk about custom code in the VBA ??

Thank you

Murtagh 

[Pallav]

Yes - I think some macros or VBA would do the trick, though I don't really have much idea on the same.

[Guest Rajroop]

Hey there,

 

 

 

We've just released a new and free add-in for PowerPoint that lets you add FusionCharts very easily to your slides. Check out oomfo @ http://oomfo.com

 

 

 

Would love to have your feedback/suggestions.