WD2000: Run-time Error 5152 Using URL with InlineShapes.AddPicture

ID: Q209856

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you try to add a picture to a Word document using the Visual Basic for Applications AddPicture method with a valid URL address for the file name, the following error message appears:

Run-time error '5152':
This is not a valid file name.


WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, you can use Visual Basic for Applications to insert an INCLUDEPICTURE field using the URL you want.

For example:


Sub InsertIncludePictureField()
   ' NOTE: Replace <Internet Address> with a valid URL.
   Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Text:= _
      "INCLUDEPICTURE ""<Internet Address>"" _
      \d", PreserveFormatting = False
End Sub

For more information about adding fields using Visual Basic for Applications, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type "Field Property" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: vba 


Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999