[R] RDCOMClient interface - problems setting a variable

[Mark Heckmann]

I try to produce and modify shapes in a PowerPoint presentation but run into a difficulty setting a variable.

library(RDCOMClient)						# load RDCOMClient package
library(SWinTypeLibs)						# package SWinTypeLibs from Omegahat to access information about COM libraries
ppt = COMCreate("PowerPoint.Application")  	# create a ppt COM
ppt[["Visible"]] <-  TRUE						# set COM property visible to TRUE
pres = ppt$Presentations()$Add()				# add a presentation
slide <- pres$Slides()$Add(1,1)								# add slide to presentation
shape1 <- slide$Shapes()$AddShape(92, 200, 200, 100, 100) 	# add a shape object
shape1$Adjustments()$Item(1)				# read adjustment parameter 

How can I change this setting now? Taking a look at the functions available it shows that there are two item() functions - a getter and a setter, but have the same name.

names(getFuncs(shape1$Adjustments()))
str(getFuncs(shape1$Adjustments())[[12]]) 		# getter
str(getFuncs(shape1$Adjustments())[[13]]) 		# setter

In VBA it works like this, supposing the shape is selected:
	ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Adjustments.Item(1) = 2  
Here getting and setting is done by appointing a value or not.

I have no clue how to use the setter via R. Can anyone help?
A lot of thanks in advance!!

Mark
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