How to use "Add image to slide"?

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Hello,my friends
I want to add an image or a chart of excel to a PPT.And I use the “Use PowerPoint Presentation”+“Add Image/Video to Slide” to add.But it throws an exception.
Next is my sequence and the exception message.

Exception:
20.10.4+Branch.master.Sha.6a6cfd6dfbeb86aec47564af2f9465ef0bf43df4

Source: Use PowerPoint Presentation

Message: Cannot open PowerPoint

Exception Type: UiPath.Presentations.PowerPointException

RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Presentations.PowerPointException: Cannot open PowerPoint —> RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Presentations.PowerPointException: Please make sure PowerPoint is installed —> RemoteException wrapping System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast COM object of type ‘Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.ApplicationClass’ to interface type ‘Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint._Application’. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID ‘{91493442-5A91-11CF-8700-00AA0060263B}’ failed due to the following error: 不支持此接口 (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)).
at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.GetCOMIPFromRCW(Object objSrc, IntPtr pCPCMD, IntPtr& ppTarget, Boolean& pfNeedsRelease)
at Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.ApplicationClass.set_DisplayAlerts(PpAlertLevel DisplayAlerts)
at UiPath.Presentations.Helpers.PowerPointHelpers.StartNewApplication()
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at UiPath.Presentations.Helpers.PowerPointHelpers.StartNewApplication()
at UiPath.Presentations.Helpers.PowerPointInstanceManager.InternalComAppReferenceCountManager.StartNewApplication(Object startOptions)
at UiPath.Shared.ComAppReferenceCountManager`3.StartOrAttach(TComAppStartOptions startOptions, Boolean& wasAlreadyRunning)
at UiPath.Presentations.Helpers.PowerPointInstanceManager.StartOrAttach()
at UiPath.Presentations.PresentationApplicationFactory.AttachOrCreateNew(PresentationArguments arguments, IPowerPointInstanceManager appInstanceManager)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at UiPath.Presentations.PresentationApplicationFactory.AttachOrCreateNew(PresentationArguments arguments, IPowerPointInstanceManager appInstanceManager)
at UiPath.Presentations.PresentationApplicationFactory.Create(Boolean attachOnly)
at UiPath.Presentations.Activities.PresentationQuickHandle.SafeGetPresentation(Boolean attachOnly)
at UiPath.Presentations.Activities.PowerPointApplicationScope.Execute(NativeActivityContext context)
at System.Activities.NativeActivity.InternalExecute(ActivityInstance instance, ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.ActivityInstance.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)
at System.Activities.Runtime.ActivityExecutor.ExecuteActivityWorkItem.ExecuteBody(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager, Location resultLocation)

[Yoichi]

Hi,

It seems to be a problem of UsePowerpoint Presentation activity, not Add Image/Video to slide activity.
Can you check whether error occurs without Add Image/Video to slide activity?

Regards,

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Hi,
Yes，you are right.Though I disable the "Add Image/Video to slide "activity,it throws teh same exception.

[prasath17 (Guru)]

@maxzz - Please check this post and Download the xaml. Where I have added image to a PPT.

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[Yoichi]

Hi,

Thank you for checking.
For now, can you try to run Repair tool for Office Interop in tool menu as the following image?

Regards,

[prasath17 (Guru)]

@maxzz

RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Presentations.PowerPointException: Cannot open PowerPoint —> RemoteException wrapping UiPath.Presentations.PowerPointException: Please make sure PowerPoint is installed —> RemoteException wrapping System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast COM object of type

@maxzz - As @Yoichi mentioned, this errors seems to be related to powerpoint…check the message above…

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Hi，
I tried ,but it also throw the exception,maybe is my office ‘s(2016) problem.

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Hi,
Maybe,you are right.

Checking interop registry entries…

Generating script for PowerPoint Interop repair actions <<<

Searching under
Error:
UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.RepairActionException: Cannot find interop typelib registry entries. Please re-install Microsoft PowerPoint.
在 UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.OfficeRepairActions.TwoStepInteropRepair.GetTypeLibRegPaths(IRepairActionExecutor actionExecutor)
在 UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.OfficeRepairActions.TwoStepInteropRepair.RepairTypeLibRegistryEntries(IRepairActionExecutor actionExecutor)
在 UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.OfficeRepairActions.RepairOfficeInteropAction.ExecuteForExecutor(IRepairActionExecutor actionExecutor)
在 UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.OfficeRepairWindow.b__17_0(RepairOfficeInteropAction action)
在 UiPath.Integration.OfficeExtensions.OfficeRepair.OfficeRepairWindow.TryExecuteAction(OfficeAppInfo officeAppInfo, Action`1 action, Boolean resetActionButtons)

I will reinstall,thank you.

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Hi，thanks.I will reinstall the Office.

[maxzz (Max Well)]

Thank you guys,after reinstall,it is okto run

[balupad14 (Balamurugan)]

Hi all,
Here is an activity called “Insert Picture”.

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