WD97: Bad Parameter Error with the AddPicture Method

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to set both of the AddPicture properties "LinkToFile" and "SaveWithDocument" to False the following error occurs:

   Run time error 4120 - Bad Parameter

CAUSE

You cannot set both LinkToFile and SaveWithDocument to False.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications command will cause 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

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for 
               Applications