Free POTM to MD conversion via ruby

Use free app or Ruby SDK to convert between POTM & MD as well as several popular formats from Microsoft^® PowerPoint.

Ruby Code for Converting POTM to MD

# Converting POTM to HTML
require 'aspose_slides_cloud'
api_slides = AsposeSlidesCloud::SlidesApi.new

begin
    folder_name = "/"
    file_name = "file.POTM"
    out_path = "/" + file_name
    AsposeSlidesCloud::SpecUtils.api.copy_file("TempTests/" + file_name, folder_name + "/" + file_name)
    AsposeSlidesCloud::SpecUtils.api.save_presentation(file_name, AsposeSlidesCloud::ExportFormat::HTML, out_path, nil, "password", folder_name)
end

    # Converting HTML to MD
require 'aspose_words_cloud'
api_words = AsposeWordsCloud::WordsApi.new
name = 'name_example.HTML' # String | The document name.

opts = { 
    filename: 'file.MD', # String | The file name.
    folder: 'folder_example', # String | The document folder.
    storage_name: 'storage_name_example' # String | storage name.
}
begin
    request_save_options_data = api_words.HtmlSaveOptionsData.new({:FileName => filename + '.%!s(MISSING)'})
    request = api_words.SaveAsRequest.new(name: remote_name, save_options_data: request_save_options_data, folder: remote_folder)   

end

How to convert POTM to MD in Cloud Apps

Initialize WordsApi and CellsApi with Client Id, Client Secret, Base URL & API version
Set ConvertDocumentRequest with parameters local file name and format as HTML
Call WordsApi convertDocument to convert POTM document to HTML
Initialize SaveOption from CellsAPI with parameters SaveFormat as MD
Call cellsSaveAsPostDocumentSaveAs method to convert POTM file to MD

Get Started with Aspose.Total REST APIs

Create an account at Dashboard to get free API quota & authorization details
Get Aspose.Words and Aspose.Cells Cloud SDKs for Ruby source code from Aspose.Words GitHub and Aspose.Cells GitHub repos to compile/use the SDK yourself or head to the Releases for alternative download options.
Also have a look at Swagger-based API Reference for Aspose.Words and Aspose.Cells to know more about the REST API.

How to Convert PowerPoint POTM to other formats

Convert POTM to HTML using Aspose.Slides then feed the HTML to any of the Aspose.Total APIs like Aspose.Words, Aspose.Cells, Aspose.PDF, Aspose.Email, Aspose.Diagram, Aspose.Tasks, Aspose.3D, Aspose.HTML to export the result in 100+ popular file formats.

For all the supported formats please visit Aspose.Total Cloud page

How to convert MS PowerPoint POTM to Image formats

Aspose.Slides Cloud SDK produces few quick and easy ways to convert MS PowerPoint files to various image formats similar to what we have done above for MD: by direct REST API calls or using SDKs. There are multiple image formats accessible for converting PowerPoint slides with Aspose.Slides Cloud APIs - JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, and TIFF.

Create SlidesApi class instance to convert POTM document
Call Convert method of SlidesApi class instance for conversion from POTM and provide desired format as 2nd parameter.

FAQ

What is POTM Format?
Files with POTM extension are Microsoft PowerPoint template files with support for Macros. POTM files are created with PowerPoint 2007 or above and contains default settings that can be used to create further presentation files. These settings can include styles, backgrounds, colour palette, fonts and defaults along with macros that consist of custom functions for doing particular task. They may also be opened by a previous version of PowerPoint with Open XML document support installed. POTM files can be opened in Microsoft PowerPoint for editing like any other PowerPoint file.
What is MD Format?
Text files created with Markdown language dialects is saved with .md or .MARKDOWN file extension. MD files are saved in plain text format that uses Markdown language which also includes inline text symbols, defining how a text can be formatted such as indentations, table formatting, fonts, and headers. MD files can be converted to HTML with a program called Markdown. Markdown language is released by John Gruber.
How can I get started with Aspose.Total REST APIs?
Quickstart not only guides through the initialization of Aspose.Total Cloud API, it also helps in installing the required libraries.
Where can I see the release notes for Aspose.Total Cloud API?
Complete release notes can be reviewed at Aspose.Total Cloud Documentation.
Is it safe to convert POTM to MD in the Cloud?
Of course! Aspose Cloud uses Amazon EC2 cloud servers that guarantee the security and resilience of the service. Please read more about Aspose's Security Practices.
What file formats are supported by Aspose.Total Cloud API?
Aspose.Total Cloud can convert file formats from any product family to any other product family to PDF, DOCX, XPS, image(TIFF, JPEG, PNG BMP), MD and more. Checkout the complete list of supported file formats.
I can not find the SDK for my favorite language. What should I do?
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