LinkedFileStatus Property
Returns a PbLinkedFileStatus constant that indicates the status of the file linked to the specified picture. Read-only.
| PbLinkedFileStatus can be one of these PbLinkedFileStatus constants. |
| pbLinkedFileMissing The file can no longer be found at the specified path. |
| pbLinkedFileModified The linked file has been modified since it was linked to the picture. |
| pbLinkedFileOK The file resides at the specified path, and has not been modified since it was linked to the picture. |
expression.LinkedFileStatus()
expression Required. An expression that returns a PictureFormat object.
Remarks
This property only applies to linked picture files. Returns "Permission Denied" for shapes representing embedded or pasted pictures.
Use either of the following properties to determine whether a shape represents a linked picture:
- The Type property of the Shape object
- The IsLinked property of the PictureFormat object
Example
The following example generates a list of the linked pictures in the active publication for which the linked files cannot be found.
Dim pgLoop As Page
Dim shpLoop As Shape
For Each pgLoop In ActiveDocument.Pages
For Each shpLoop In pgLoop.Shapes
If shpLoop.Type = pbLinkedPicture Then
With shpLoop.PictureFormat
If .LinkedFileStatus = pbLinkedFileMissing Then
Debug.Print .Filename
End If
End With
End If
Next shpLoop
Next pgLoop