WD97: Creating Hyperlink Deletes Object ReferenceLast reviewed: March 5, 1998Article ID: Q165923 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen 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 deletedFor 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 = "<Your Graphic File Path and Name>" sLinkFile = "<Your HyperLink File Path and Name>" ' 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 oDoc.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=oILPic.Range, Address:=sLinkFile ' The error occurs here because oILPic is no longer valid.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 ' CAUSEYou receive the "Object has been deleted" error message because the macro has attempted to access an object that's 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, which deletes the original inline shape and creates a copy of it in the frame.
WORKAROUNDMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and 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 needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web: http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspTo 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 = "<Your Graphic File Path and Name>" sLinkFile = "<Your HyperLink File Path and Name>" ' 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 INFORMATIONYou 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 SubFor 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 REFERENCESFor 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 |
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