-- build-deck.applescript -- Reads the deck op-sequence file as UTF-8 and hands it to the BuildDeck VBA -- macro, so VBA receives correct Unicode and never decodes UTF-8 from disk. -- BuildDeck opens the template, strips its demo slides, and builds the deck. -- osascript build-deck.applescript on run argv if (count of argv) < 3 then error "Expected 3 args: templatePath outPath opsFile" set ops to read (POSIX file (item 3 of argv)) as «class utf8» tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint" activate with timeout of 1800 seconds set rc to run VB macro macro name "BuildDeck" list of parameters {item 1 of argv, item 2 of argv, ops} end timeout end tell if (rc as string) starts with "ERROR" then error (rc as string) & " — confirm DeckOps.pptm is open with macros enabled and Automation consent granted." return "BuildDeck returned: " & rc end run