WD2000: Bad Parameter Error with the AddPicture Method (212593)

CAUSE

You cannot set both LinkToFile and SaveWithDocument to False. The following example Visual Basic for Applications command causes the error described in the "Symptoms" section of this article to occur:

ChangeFileOpenDirectory _
      "C:\MyPics\"
Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture FileName:= _
      "My Picture.Gif", LinkToFile:=False, _
         SaveWithDocument:=False

WORKAROUND

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To Link to the Picture File

ChangeFileOpenDirectory _
      "C:\MyPics\"
   Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture FileName:= _
      "My Picture.Gif", LinkToFile:=True, _
         SaveWithDocument:=False

To Save the Picture File with the Document

ChangeFileOpenDirectory _
      "C:\MyPics\"
   Selection.InlineShapes.AddPicture FileName:= _
      "My Picture.Gif", LinkToFile:=False, _
         SaveWithDocument:=True

MORE INFORMATION

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

REFERENCES

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

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications