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WD2000: Error 5152 Running Macro to Insert Graphic with URL

Article ID: 211355

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q211355

SYMPTOMS

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

Run-time error '5152':

This is not a valid file name.
Try one or more of the following:

Check the path to make sure it was typed correctly.
Select a file from the list of files and folders.

WORKAROUND

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

To work around this problem, use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro in place of the recorded command to insert the URL address-based graphic:

Sub InsertURLGraphic()
   With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertPicture)
      .Name =  "Replace this text with the URL Address of the graphic"
      .Execute
   End With
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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