-- make-placeholder-slide.applescript -- Calls the MakePlaceholderSlide VBA macro: build a 1-slide deck with a loud -- yellow [PLACEHOLDER] slide (title + optional subtitle), sized to the base deck. -- osascript make-placeholder-slide.applescript <subtitle> on run argv if (count of argv) < 4 then error "Expected 4 args: basePath outPath title subtitle" tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint" activate with timeout of 1800 seconds set rc to run VB macro macro name "MakePlaceholderSlide" list of parameters {item 1 of argv, item 2 of argv, item 3 of argv, item 4 of argv} 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 "MakePlaceholderSlide returned: " & rc end run