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Microsoft PowerPoint

Note: Users must procure and maintain valid licenses to integrate this commercial DE tool with the Istari Digital platform. Please contact your local IT administrator for assistance.

Supported Functions:​

extract

Getting Started​

The PowerPoint integration provides support for Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 PowerPoint, allowing users to extract data from .ppt and .pptx files.

Upload: Yes​

Files Supported​

The istari Digital Platform can extract from the following file types: .ppt .pptx

All other PowerPoint file types not supported at this time. Please submit a feature request if an important file type is not supported.

Example Files​

Download Example Presentation: example_presentation.pptx

Setup for Administrators​

Ensure that Istari Digital Agent and appropriate Istari Digital Software is installed on the machine.

Version Compatibility​

This software was tested with Microsoft Office 2019 and Office 2021, and is intended to run in a Windows environment due to reliance on the PowerPoint interop assembly.

Function Coverage and Outputs​

The PowerPoint software can produce a number of artifacts extracted from the PowerPoint presentation. The table below describes each output artifact and its type.

RouteCoverageArtifact Content Example
Extract slides - PNGYes
Extract slides text - JSONYes
Extract whole deck - PDFYes
Extract slides - PDFYes
Extract slides - PPTXYes
Extract whole deck - ODPYes
Extract Embedded Images - PNGComing SoonComing Soon

Detailed SDK Reference​

Prerequisite: Install Istari Digital SDK and initialize Istari Digital Client per instructions here​

Step 1: Upload and Extract the File(s)​

Upload the file as a model​

model = client.add_model(
    path="example_presentation.pptx",
    description="Powerpoint example Model",
    display_name="Powerpoint Model Name",
)
print(f"Uploaded base model with ID {model.id}")

Extract once you have the model ID​

extraction_job = client.add_job(
    model_id  = model.id,
    function  = "@istari:extract",
    tool_name = "microsoft_office_powerpoint",
    tool_version = "2019",
    operating_system = "Windows Server 2019",
)
print(f"Extraction started for model ID {model.id}, job ID: {extraction_job.id}")

Please choose appropriate tool_name, tool_version, and operating_system for your installation of this software.
Above is an example of how to call the function

Step 2: Check the Job Status​

extraction_job.poll_job()

Step 3: Retrieve Results​

Example​

for artifact in model.artifacts:
    output_file_path = f"c:\\extracts\\{artifact.name}"

    if artifact.extension in ["txt", "csv", "md", "json", "html"]:
        with open(output_file_path, "w") as f:
            f.write(artifact.read_text())
    else:
        with open(output_file_path, "wb") as f:
            f.write(artifact.read_bytes())

Troubleshooting​

  1. For general Agent and Software Troubleshooting Click Here
  2. If experiencing errors while extracting data from the .ppt or .pptx file, test that your file successfully opens in Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 PowerPoint.

FAQ​

  • Are macro enabled documents supported? No, macro enabled documents are not supported.