-- inject-notes.applescript -- Reads the packed speaker-notes file as UTF-8 and hands it to the SetSpeakerNotes -- VBA macro, so VBA receives correct Unicode and never decodes UTF-8 from disk -- itself. Packed format: see RunDeckOps.bas SetSpeakerNotes. -- osascript inject-notes.applescript on run argv if (count of argv) < 3 then error "Expected 3 args: basePath outPath packedNotesFile" set basePath to item 1 of argv set outPath to item 2 of argv set packed 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 "SetSpeakerNotes" list of parameters {basePath, outPath, packed} 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 "SetSpeakerNotes returned: " & rc end run