PowerPoint - Merge Files

Overview

The 'PowerPoint - Merge Files' flow action merges up to 1000 presentation files to a single file of the defined format. 

Input File Types

The following file types are supported for files to be merged:

  • PPT
  • PPTX
  • ODP

Output File Types

The merged output can be saved in any of the following file formats:

  • PPT
  • PDF
  • PPTX (Default)
  • XPS
  • PPSX
  • TIFF
  • ODP
  • PPTM
  • PPSM
  • POTX
  • POTM
  • HTML
  • SWF
  • OTP
  • PPS
  • POT
  • FODP
  • GIF

Credit Count

This action consumes 1 credit per operation.

Note, different Encodian actions can consume different number credits. Please always check the action specific documentation and read What is an Encodian Action for a full description of how credits are consumed.

Default Parameters

The default 'PowerPoint - Merge Files' flow action parameters are detailed below:

  • File Format: The format of the output presentation file
  • Filename: Optional -The filename of the output presentation file, is set to 'presentation' by default.
  • Documents: The array of presentations to be processed

As a manually entered array:

  • Filename: The filename of the source file (including the file extension).
  • File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the source file
  • Sort Position: Optional - Set the sort position for the document within the array, the lowest number first.
  • Slides: Optional - Specify which slides to include in the output (integer array)

As an array object:

Advanced Parameters

The advanced 'PowerPoint - Merge Files' flow action parameters are detailed below:

  • Master Style: Apply the style of the first provided presentation to all other presentations, set to 'No' by default

Documents - JSON Schema 

The JSON provided within the documents parameter should conform to the following schema:

{
"fileName": "<Filename including extension>",
"fileContent": "<File contents (Base 64 string)>",
"sortPosition": <Optional - Sort position number>,
"slidesToMerge": "<int array>"
}

Return Parameters

The 'PowerPoint - Merge Files' flow action returns the following data. 

Action Specific Return Values

  • File Content - The processed file (Base64)

Standard Return Values

  • OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
  • HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
  • HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
  • Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
  • Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has completed, has been queued or has failed.
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