Microsoft KB Archive/178878

= WD97: Error 5152 Running Macro To Insert Graphic w/URL Address =

Article ID: 178878

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q178878





SYMPTOMS
When you record a Visual Basic for Applications macro that inserts a graphic using a URL address, the following error occurs when you playback the recorded macro:

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



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the following example Visual Basic for Applications macro in place of the recorded command to insert the URL address-based graphic: Sub InsertURLGraphic With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertPicture) .Name = "" .Execute End With End Sub



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

