Microsoft KB Archive/209856

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

Article ID: 209856

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q209856



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  with a valid URL. Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Text:= _ "INCLUDEPICTURE """" _     \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 that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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