how to read path to linked image?

[ljb]

I'm using PowerPoint to build photo slide shows. I use Access to build the
initial slide show with photo captions. Then I want to re-arrange the slides
and export as text a photo list in their new order. The images are added to
the shape object with .addpicture. How do I read the image file path from
the shape object after the slides have been dragged into their new order?

thanks
LJB

 

[ljb]

I found my answer in
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.powerpoint/msg/f2df51ab10a16a15

For Each Sld In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each Shp In Sld.Shapes
With Shp
' If the shape's type is an linked image object then...
If .Type = msoLinkedPicture Then
' Extract the filename from the complete path.
With .LinkFormat
MsgBox .SourceFullName
End With
End If
End With
Next Shp
Next Sld

 

[ljb]

order?

You can't unless you've linked instead of inserting the images, but that adds
its own share of woes, so I wouldn't recommend it.

If you need to learn the image path later, add it as a tag to the image shape
when you insert it.

' Assuming a reference to the shape in oSh and the path
' in sImagePath:
With oSh.Tags.Add "ImagePath", sImagePath

Then later:

Msgbox oSh.Tags("ImagePath")

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In my case they are all linked photos. I like your idea for solving the
other case.

thanks