MATLAB: Power Point File

powerpoint interface

Can someone tell me how to Open a PowerPoint Presentation without using the "invoke" command ??

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open 'C:\path\file.pptx'

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%removed the clear all, close all, clc, as they are irrelevant here and can only cause problems
project_dir = pwd();        %new


% List all current folder contents ending with .png. Resulting names will
% appear in the order returned by the operating system.
files = dir( fullfile(project_dir, '*.png'));    %changed



% Create Common Object Model (COM) server so MATLAB can export data to
% PowerPoint
g = actxserver('powerpoint.application');
% Open PowerPoint and make it visible
g.Visible = 1;
Presentation = g.Presentation;
% Prompt the user for the PowerPoint file to amend
[fn, pn] = uigetfile('*.pptx', 'Select PowerPoint File To Amend');
filename = fullfile(pn, fn);                                %changed
Presentation = invoke(Presentation, 'open', filename);
% Get current number of slides
slide_count = get(Presentation.Slides, 'Count');
% Export all PNGs in the current directory to the PowerPoint file specified
% above. The following slides will be added to the END of the PowerPoint
% file. All slides will have a common title.
for i=1:length(files)
        slide_count = int32(double(slide_count)+1);
        slide = invoke(Presentation.Slides, 'Add', slide_count{i}, 11);
        set(slide.Shapes.Title.Textframe.Textrange, 'Text', 'SomeTitle');
        slidefile = fullfile(project_dir, files(i).name);      %new
        Image{i} = slide.Shapes.AddPicture(slidefile, 'msoFalse', 'msoTrue', 0, 80, 720, 440);      %changed
end
% Save the amended PowerPoint presentation to the current directory
outfile = fullfile(project_dir, 'DRAFT.pptx');       %new
Presentation.SaveAs(outfile);                        %changed
% Close PowerPoint as a COM automation server
g.Quit;
g.delete;

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