Microsoft KB Archive/182173

= WD98: Creating Hyperlink Deletes Object Reference =

Article ID: 182173

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182173





SYMPTOMS
When your Visual Basic for Applications macro creates an object variable that is set to reference a picture object, and if your macro later anchors a hyperlink to the picture object, the object reference is deleted and you receive the following error:

Run-time error '5825': Object has been deleted.

For example, the following Visual Basic for Applications macro adds a hyperlink to an already linked picture. The hyperlink is "anchored" to the picture object referenced by the InLine Picture object variable oILPic. Once the hyperlink is added, the object variable reference, oILPic, is deleted. Sub DoInLineShapeHyperlink Dim oDoc As Document Dim oILPic As InlineShape Dim oHLink As Hyperlink Dim sPicFile As String Dim sLinkFile as String sPicFile = "" sLinkFile = "" ' Create new document. Set oDoc = Documents.Add ' Insert a picture. Set oILPic = oDoc.InlineShapes.AddPicture _ (Range:=oDoc.Content, FileName:=sPicFile, LinkToFile:=True) ' Add a hyperlink for the picture. oDoc.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=oILPic.Range, Address:=sLinkFile ' The error occurs here because oILPic is no longer valid. Set oHLink = oILPic.Hyperlink End Sub



CAUSE
You receive the "Object has been deleted" error message because the macro has attempted to access an object that has been deleted. The object may have been deleted deliberately, such as with the Delete method. Or, it may have been deleted as a side effect of another operation, such as when a frame is added around an inline shape, When adding a frame around an inline shape, the original inline shape is deleted and a copy of the shape is created inside the frame.



WORKAROUND
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To work around this problem, reference the object directly, as in the following example: Private Sub DoInLineShapeHyperlink Dim oDoc As Document Dim oILPic As InlineShape Dim oHLink As Hyperlink Dim sPicFile As String Dim sLinkFile as String sPicFile = "" sLinkFile = "" ' Create new document. Set oDoc = Documents.Add ' Insert a picture. Set oILPic = oDoc.InlineShapes.AddPicture _ (Range:=oDoc.Content, FileName:= sPicFile, LinkToFile:=True) ' Add a hyperlink for the picture. oDoc.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=oILPic.Range, Address:=sLinkFile ' Use the InlineShapes Property to reference the object. Set oHLink = oDoc.InlineShapes(1).Hyperlink End Sub



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the IsObjectValid method to verify that an object still exists. The following example demonstrates the use of this method: Sub testObject Dim ilShp As InlineShape Set ilShp = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.Add("C:\Windows\bubbles.bmp") MsgBox IsObjectValid(ilShp)    ' This will display True. a.Delete MsgBox IsObjectValid(ilShp)    ' This will display False. End Sub

