Microsoft KB Archive/176995

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WD97: IPF Using Linked Image SourceName/SourcePath Property

Article ID: 176995

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 Q176995

SYMPTOMS

When you use the SourcePath or SourceName properties of the LinkFormat object on a linked image in a document, Word stops responding, or you receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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