Insert image filepath into cell as hyperlink and image itself into comment - image

I'm trying to create an Excel macro that takes a picture or pictures as input. It then adds the image as a comment to the selected cell. I have this much complete.
What I want to do next is take the path of the picture and insert it as a hyperlink in the cell.
e.g.
Image - \server\share\test\image.jpg
Insert image as comment
Insert image path as text
Here is my code so far:
Sub ImageLinkComment()
Dim Pict() As Variant
Dim ImgFileFormat As String
Dim PictCell As Range
Dim lLoop As Long
Dim sShape As Picture
ActiveSheet.Protect False, False, False, False, False
ImgFileFormat = "All Picture Files(*.emf;*.wmf;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.jfif;*.jpe;*.png;*.bpm;*.gif;*.gfa;*.emz;*.wmz;*.pcz;*.tif;*.tiff;*.cgm;*.eps;*.pct;*.pict;*.wpg;*.pcd;*.pcx;*.cdr;*.fpx;*.mix), *.bmp"
'Note you can load in any nearly file format
Pict = Application.GetOpenFilename(ImgFileFormat, MultiSelect:=True)
If Not IsArray(Pict) Then
Debug.Print "No files selected."
Exit Sub
End If
Set PictCell = Selection.Cells(1)
For lLoop = LBound(Pict) To UBound(Pict)
PictCell.AddComment
PictCell.Comment.Visible = False
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Height = 215
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Width = 195
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture Pict(lLoop)
Set PictCell = PictCell.Offset(1)
Next lLoop
End Sub

So, after some playing around I got this code to work for one image at a time. It's not the prettiest but it's functional.
I assigned it to a button within my excel sheet, along with another button to clear the contents of a cell.
Sub InsertImagesAsComments()
Dim Pict
Dim ImgFileFormat As String
Dim PictCell As Range
Dim lLoop As Long
Dim sShape As Picture
ActiveSheet.Protect False, False, False, False, False
ImgFileFormat = "All Picture Files(*.emf;*.wmf;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.jfif;*.jpe;*.png;*.bpm;*.gif;*.gfa;*.emz;*.wmz;*.pcz;*.tif;*.tiff;*.cgm;*.eps;*.pct;*.pict;*.wpg;*.pcd;*.pcx;*.cdr;*.fpx;*.mix), *.bmp"
'Note you can load in any nearly file format
Pict = Application.GetOpenFilename(ImgFileFormat, MultiSelect:=False)
If Pict = False Then Exit Sub
Set PictCell = Selection.Cells(1)
PictCell.AddComment
PictCell.Comment.Visible = False
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Height = 215
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Width = 195
PictCell.Comment.Shape.Fill.UserPicture Pict
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Selection, Address:= _
Pict, _
TextToDisplay:= _
Pict
End Sub

Purpose of this code is to fetch the images from the file path and place them as comment in the adjacent row.
Assummning there are 5 file path in A1 to A5, the code asks to select the range, and then it puts the image as comment in B1 to B5.
Hope it helps someone
Sub Filepath_to_Picture_As_Comments()
Dim cmt As Comment
Dim rng As Range
Dim Workrng As Range
Dim Height As Long
Dim Width As Long
On Error Resume Next
xTitleId = "Select range of File paths"
Set Workrng = Application.Selection
Set Workrng = Application.InputBox("File paths", xTitleId, Workrng.Address, Type:=8)
Height = Application.InputBox("Add text", "Height of comment", "400", Type:=2)
Width = Application.InputBox("Add text", "Width of comment", "500", Type:=2)
For Each rng In Workrng
With rng.Offset(0, 1)
Set cmt = rng.Comment
If cmt Is Nothing Then
Set cmt = .AddComment
End If
With cmt
.Text Text:=""
.Shape.Fill.UserPicture rng.Value
.Visible = False
End With
End With
Next rng
For Each cmt In Application.ActiveSheet.Comments
cmt.Shape.Width = Width
cmt.Shape.Height = Height
Next cmt
End Sub

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Positioning a Powerpoint table after copy and paste from another slide

I'm having a problem that has me stumped. After I copy a table from a PPTX file and paste it t another file and try to repsosition it, it fails. THe two message boxes after that are not working
here's the code and thanks in advance
Option Private Module
' Tables
Sub InsertTable(n As Integer)
Dim CurWindow As DocumentWindow
Dim SourceWindow As DocumentWindow
Dim LoadFrom As String
Dim LoadImage As Shapes
LoadFrom = "Tables.pptx"
'disable screen updating
Set appObject = New cScreenUpdating
appObject.ScreenUpdating = False
'' On Error GoTo Err_handler
With Application.ActiveWindow
If Not (.ViewType = ppViewNormal Or .ViewType = ppViewSlide) Then _
Application.ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewNormal
If .ActivePane.ViewType <> ppViewSlide Then .Panes(2).Activate
End With
Set CurWindow = Application.ActiveWindow
'load the library and copy the slide
LoadLibrary LoadFrom
LoadDiagram = ActivePresentation.Slides(n).Shapes.Paste(1)
With ActiveWindow.Selection
.Left = 335
.Top = 370
End With
If ActiveWindow.Selection.Type = ppSelectionShapes Then MsgBox "Shapes"
If ActiveWindow.Selection.Type = msoTable Then MsgBox "Tables"
ExitMe:
On Error Resume Next
SourceWindow.Close
Set CurWindow = Nothing
Set SourceWindow = Nothing
'' RefreshWindow
'enable screen updating
ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub
Err_handler:
MsgBox "Switch to Normal View.", vbInformation + vbOKOnly, strAppName
glbErr = True
Resume Err_Resume
Err_Resume:
On Error Resume Next
GoTo ExitMe
End Sub
(Edited significantly) this works, adapt as needed
Sub InsertTable()
Dim SourceFile As Presentation
Set SourceFile = Application.Presentations.Open("Tables.pptx", True, False, msoFalse)
SourceFile.Slides(1).Shapes("Table").Copy
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.Paste.Select
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
.Left = 0
.Top = 0
End With
End Sub

Macro to insert picture in cell creates a link which results in 'The Linked Image cannot be displayed' error

I am using the below to insert an image in a cell and resize with that cell. However, when I send it to someone who doesn't have access to the drive it is linked to I get the 'Linked Image cannot be displayed error'. I would like to 'break' this link and save the pic within the document. I have read that I need to use shapes rather than images but am struggling to get this to work. Can you help? Thanks.
Sub InsertPicture()
Dim sPicture As String, pic As Picture
sPicture = Application.GetOpenFilename _
("Pictures (*.gif; *.jpg; *.bmp; *.tif), *.gif; *.jpg; *.bmp; *.tif", _
, "Select Picture to Import")
If sPicture = "False" Then Exit Sub
Set pic = ActiveSheet.Pictures.Insert(sPicture)
With pic
.ShapeRange.LockAspectRatio = msoFalse
.Height = ActiveCell.Height
.Width = ActiveCell.Width
.Top = ActiveCell.Top
.Left = ActiveCell.Left
.Placement = xlMoveAndSize
End With
Set pic = Nothing
End Sub
Try:
Sub InsertPicture()
Dim sPicture As String
sPicture = Application.GetOpenFilename _
("Pictures (*.gif; *.jpg; *.bmp; *.tif), *.gif; *.jpg; *.bmp; *.tif", _
, "Select Picture to Import")
If sPicture = "False" Then Exit Sub
Dim Rng As Range: Set Rng = ActiveCell
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddPicture(sPicture, msoFalse, msoTrue, _
Rng.Left, Rng.Top, Rng.Width, Rng.Height).Placement = xlMoveAndSize
End Sub

How can run the following code on multiple Excel sheets?

I have a code which I would like to use on multiple sheets, except one sheet. But applying the code to alle sheets is also fine.
Here is the code that I would like to adjust. I am have currently applied it to Excel 2011 in OS X , but I would like to use it for Excel 2010 in Windows.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then
Dim the_selection As String
Dim month_in_review As String
the_selection = Sheet1.Range("A1")
Dim Rep As Integer
For Rep = 2 To 379
the_column = GetColumnLetter_ByInteger(Rep)
month_in_review = Sheet1.Range(the_column & "1")
If the_selection = month_in_review Then
Sheet1.Range(the_column & ":" & the_column).EntireColumn.Hidden = False
Else
Sheet1.Range(the_column & ":" & the_column).EntireColumn.Hidden = True
End If
Next Rep
End If
End Sub
In the module I have the following code:
Public Function GetColumnLetter_ByInteger(what_number As Integer) As String
GetColumnLetter_ByInteger = ""
MyColumn_Integer = what_number
If MyColumn_Ineger <= 26 Then
column_letter = ChrW(64 + MyColumn_Integer)
End If
If MyColumn_Integer > 26 Then
column_letter = ChrW(Int((MyColumn_Integer - 1) / 26) + 64) & ChrW(((MyColumn_Integer - 1) Mod 26) + 65)
End If
GetColumnLetter_ByInteger = column_letter
End Function
If you're asking for one sheet to detect the change in cell "A1" and then to hide/unhide columns on multiple sheets then the prior answers to your question will serve you nicely.
If, on the other hand, you're asking to detect a change in cell "A1" on any sheet and then to hide/unhide columns on just the changed sheet, then the code below will work for you. It accesses the Workbook_SheetChanged event at Workbook level.
A few points about your code:
You can reference cells using their integer or address values with the .Cell property, so Sheet1.Cells(1, 1) is the same as Sheet1.Cells(1, "A"). The same applies to the .Columns property. So there's no real need to convert your integer values to a string. See #Florent B's answer for a good example of this.
Wherever possible, minimise looping sheet interactions as these are very time-consuming. So rather than loop through the columns and hide/unhide each one individually, you could assign them to ranges within your loop and then hide/unhide the ranges all in one go at the end of your loop. If you must interact with the sheet on each iteration of your loop, then set the Application.ScreenUpdating property to false before the start of your loop. There's an example of this property in the sample code below.
Put this in your Workbook module:
Private Sub Workbook_SheetChange(ByVal Sh As Object, ByVal Target As Range)
Const TARGET_ADDRESS As String = "A1"
Dim cell As Range
Dim hiddenCols As Range
Dim unhiddenCols As Range
Dim selectedMonth As String
Dim monthInReview As String
Dim c As Integer
'Ignore event if not a target worksheet
If Sh.Name = "Not Wanted" Then Exit Sub
'Ignore event if not in target range
Set cell = Target.Cells(1)
If cell.Address(False, False) <> TARGET_ADDRESS Then Exit Sub
'Criteria met, so handle event
selectedMonth = CStr(cell.Value)
For c = 2 To 379
Set cell = Sh.Cells(1, c)
monthInReview = CStr(cell.Value)
'Add cell to hidden or unhidden ranges
If monthInReview = selectedMonth Then
If unhiddenCols Is Nothing Then
Set unhiddenCols = cell
Else
Set unhiddenCols = Union(unhiddenCols, cell)
End If
Else
If hiddenCols Is Nothing Then
Set hiddenCols = cell
Else
Set hiddenCols = Union(hiddenCols, cell)
End If
End If
Next
'Hide and unhide the cells
Application.ScreenUpdating = False 'not really needed here but given as example
If Not unhiddenCols Is Nothing Then
unhiddenCols.EntireColumn.Hidden = False
End If
If Not hiddenCols Is Nothing Then
hiddenCols.EntireColumn.Hidden = True
End If
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
You can use a for each loop to loop through all the Worksheets, and check the worksheet name if it should be skipped. Then apply your code onto the sheet selected.
Something like:
Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Address = "$A$1" Then
Dim ws As Worksheet
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
If ws.Name <> "Skip Sheet" Then
Dim the_selection As String
Dim month_in_review As String
the_selection = ws.Range("A1")
Dim Rep As Integer
For Rep = 2 To 379
the_column = GetColumnLetter_ByInteger(Rep)
month_in_review = ws.Range(the_column & "1")
If the_selection = month_in_review Then
ws.Range(the_column & ":" & the_column).EntireColumn.Hidden = False
Else
ws.Range(the_column & ":" & the_column).EntireColumn.Hidden = True
End If
Next Rep
End If
Next ws
End If
End Sub
I wasn't entirely sure what you wished to achieve, so i put ws in the place of Sheet1.
This example will show/hide the columns in all the other sheets if the first cell of the column match/differ with the cell A1 of the sheet where this code is placed:
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
' exit if not cell A1
If Target.row <> 1 Or Target.column <> 1 Then Exit Sub
Dim sheet As Worksheet
Dim the_selection As String
Dim month_in_review As String
Dim column As Integer
the_selection = Target.Value
' iterate all the sheets
For Each sheet In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets
' skip this sheet
If Not sheet Is Me Then
' iterate the columns
For column = 2 To 379
' get the first cell of the column
month_in_review = sheet.Cells(1, column).Value
' hide or show the column if it's a match or not
sheet.Columns(column).Hidden = month_in_review <> the_selection
Next
End If
Next
End Sub

Resize and change the format of multiple pictures using Excel VBA

I have an excel worksheet with a lot of pictures with various sizes and formats. I want to use excel VBA to loop through all the pictures in the worksheet, and set each picture to the same width (214) and change the picture type to a JPEG after resizing (to keep the file size down). My pictures are located in various cells, and I don't want the picture locations to change (i.e. stay in the same cell). I'm new to VBA and tried the following - but it doesn't work. The debugger stops at the line where I'm trying to cut the picture.
Sub Macro6()
Dim p As Object
Dim iCnt As Integer
For Each p In ActiveSheet.Shapes
p.Width = 217.44
p.Cut
p.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (JPEG)", Link:=False
iCnt = iCnt + 1
Next p
End Sub
It's not the cutting part that Excel doesn't like--it's the pasting part. Paste and PasteSpecial are methods you call with a worksheet object (where you're pasting to) instead of the image (the thing you're pasting). I don't know if you want to just shrink the width and hold the height constant or if you want to scale both dimensions evenly. If you want to scale both evenly, try this:
Sub Macro6()
Dim p As Object
Dim iCnt As Integer
Dim s As Double
Dim r As Range
For Each p In ActiveSheet.Shapes
s = 214 / p.Width
Set r = p.TopLeftCell
p.Width = 214
p.Height = p.Height * s
p.Cut
r.Select
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (JPEG)", Link:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
iCnt = iCnt + 1
Next p
End Sub
If you're just trying to shrink the width and leave the height the same, try this:
Sub Macro6()
Dim p As Object
Dim iCnt As Integer
Dim r As Range
For Each p In ActiveSheet.Shapes
Set r = p.TopLeftCell
p.Width = 214
p.Cut
r.Select
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (JPEG)", Link:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
iCnt = iCnt + 1
Next p
End Sub
The locations of your pictures should stay exactly the same if they were originally right at the corner of a cell. Otherwise, this will align the top left corner of the image to the nearest cell corner. The Application.CutCopyMode = False is good practice after pasting. It tells Excel to wipe the clipboard and go back to normal operation instead of waiting for you to paste again. Hope this helps.
Thanks for answering my question! Here's the code I ended up using based on your suggestions. The program took several minutes to run (had over 5000 pictures in the file - yikes!). However, it was worth the wait, because it shrunk the file size in half.
Sub all_pics_to_jpeg()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Dim mypic As Shape
Dim picleft As Double
Dim pictop As Double
For Each mypic In ActiveSheet.Shapes
mypic.LockAspectRatio = msoTrue
If mypic.Width > mypic.Height Then
mypic.Width = 217.44
Else: mypic.Height = 157.68
End If
picleft = mypic.Left
pictop = mypic.Top
With mypic
.Cut
ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial Format:="Picture (JPEG)", Link:=False, _
DisplayAsIcon:=False
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Selection.Left = picleft
Selection.Top = pictop
End With
Next mypic
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
End Sub

Export pictures from excel file into jpg using VBA

I have an Excel file which includes pictures in column B and I want like to export them into several files as .jpg (or any other picture file format). The name of the file should be generated from text in column A. I tried following VBA macro:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim oTxt As Object
For Each cell In Ark1.Range("A1:A" & Ark1.UsedRange.Rows.Count)
' you can change the sheet1 to your own choice
saveText = cell.Text
Open "H:\Webshop_Zpider\Strukturbildene\" & saveText & ".jpg" For Output As #1
Print #1, cell.Offset(0, 1).text
Close #1
Next cell
End Sub
The result is that it generates files (jpg), without any content. I assume the line Print #1, cell.Offset(0, 1).text. is wrong.
I don't know what I need to change it into, cell.Offset(0, 1).pix?
Can anybody help me? Thanks!
If i remember correctly, you need to use the "Shapes" property of your sheet.
Each Shape object has a TopLeftCell and BottomRightCell attributes that tell you the position of the image.
Here's a piece of code i used a while ago, roughly adapted to your needs. I don't remember the specifics about all those ChartObjects and whatnot, but here it is:
For Each oShape In ActiveSheet.Shapes
strImageName = ActiveSheet.Cells(oShape.TopLeftCell.Row, 1).Value
oShape.Select
'Picture format initialization
Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.Contrast = 0.5: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.Brightness = 0.5: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.ColorType = msoPictureAutomatic: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.TransparentBackground = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Fill.Visible = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Line.Visible = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Rotation = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropLeft = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropRight = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropTop = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropBottom = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleHeight 1#, msoTrue, msoScaleFromTopLeft: Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleWidth 1#, msoTrue, msoScaleFromTopLeft
'/Picture format initialization
Application.Selection.CopyPicture
Set oDia = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(0, 0, oShape.Width, oShape.Height)
Set oChartArea = oDia.Chart
oDia.Activate
With oChartArea
.ChartArea.Select
.Paste
.Export ("H:\Webshop_Zpider\Strukturbildene\" & strImageName & ".jpg")
End With
oDia.Delete 'oChartArea.Delete
Next
This code:
Option Explicit
Sub ExportMyPicture()
Dim MyChart As String, MyPicture As String
Dim PicWidth As Long, PicHeight As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
On Error GoTo Finish
MyPicture = Selection.Name
With Selection
PicHeight = .ShapeRange.Height
PicWidth = .ShapeRange.Width
End With
Charts.Add
ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, Name:="Sheet1"
Selection.Border.LineStyle = 0
MyChart = Selection.Name & " " & Split(ActiveChart.Name, " ")(2)
With ActiveSheet
With .Shapes(MyChart)
.Width = PicWidth
.Height = PicHeight
End With
.Shapes(MyPicture).Copy
With ActiveChart
.ChartArea.Select
.Paste
End With
.ChartObjects(1).Chart.Export Filename:="MyPic.jpg", FilterName:="jpg"
.Shapes(MyChart).Cut
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub
Finish:
MsgBox "You must select a picture"
End Sub
was copied directly from here, and works beautifully for the cases I tested.
''' Set Range you want to export to the folder
Workbooks("your workbook name").Sheets("yoursheet name").Select
Dim rgExp As Range: Set rgExp = Range("A1:H31")
''' Copy range as picture onto Clipboard
rgExp.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Format:=xlBitmap
''' Create an empty chart with exact size of range copied
With ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(Left:=rgExp.Left, Top:=rgExp.Top, _
Width:=rgExp.Width, Height:=rgExp.Height)
.Name = "ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT"
.Activate
End With
''' Paste into chart area, export to file, delete chart.
ActiveChart.Paste
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT").Chart.Export "C:\ExportmyChart.jpg"
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT").Delete
Dim filepath as string
Sheets("Sheet 1").ChartObjects("Chart 1").Chart.Export filepath & "Name.jpg"
Slimmed down the code to the absolute minimum if needed.
New versions of excel have made old answers obsolete. It took a long time to make this, but it does a pretty good job. Note that the maximum image size is limited and the aspect ratio is ever so slightly off, as I was not able to perfectly optimize the reshaping math. Note that I've named one of my worksheets wsTMP, you can replace it with Sheet1 or the like. Takes about 1 second to print the screenshot to target path.
Option Explicit
Private Declare PtrSafe Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)
Sub weGucciFam()
Dim tmp As Variant, str As String, h As Double, w As Double
Application.PrintCommunication = False
Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
If Application.StatusBar = False Then Application.StatusBar = "EVENTS DISABLED"
keybd_event vbKeyMenu, 0, 0, 0 'these do just active window
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 0, 0, 0
keybd_event vbKeySnapshot, 0, 2, 0
keybd_event vbKeyMenu, 0, 2, 0 'sendkeys alt+printscreen doesn't work
wsTMP.Paste
DoEvents
Const dw As Double = 1186.56
Const dh As Double = 755.28
str = "C:\Users\YOURUSERNAMEHERE\Desktop\Screenshot.jpeg"
w = wsTMP.Shapes(1).Width
h = wsTMP.Shapes(1).Height
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Set tmp = Charts.Add
On Error Resume Next
With tmp
.PageSetup.PaperSize = xlPaper11x17
.PageSetup.TopMargin = IIf(w > dw, dh - dw * h / w, dh - h) + 28
.PageSetup.BottomMargin = 0
.PageSetup.RightMargin = IIf(h > dh, dw - dh * w / h, dw - w) + 36
.PageSetup.LeftMargin = 0
.PageSetup.HeaderMargin = 0
.PageSetup.FooterMargin = 0
.SeriesCollection(1).Delete
DoEvents
.Paste
DoEvents
.Export Filename:=str, Filtername:="jpeg"
.Delete
End With
On Error GoTo 0
Do Until wsTMP.Shapes.Count < 1
wsTMP.Shapes(1).Delete
Loop
Application.PrintCommunication = True
Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.StatusBar = False
End Sub
Thanks for the ideas! I used the above ideas to make a macro to do a bulk file conversion--convert every file of one format in a folder to another format.
This code requires a sheet with cells named "FilePath" (which must end in a "\"), "StartExt" (original file extension), and "EndExt" (desired file extension). Warning: it doesn't ask for confirmation before replacing existing files with the same name and extension.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim path As String
Dim pathExt As String
Dim file As String
Dim oldExt As String
Dim newExt As String
Dim newFile As String
Dim shp As Picture
Dim chrt As ChartObject
Dim chrtArea As Chart
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
'Get settings entered by user
path = Range("FilePath")
oldExt = Range("StartExt")
pathExt = path & "*." & oldExt
newExt = Range("EndExt")
file = Dir(pathExt)
Do While Not file = "" 'cycle through all images in folder of selected format
Set shp = ActiveSheet.Pictures.Insert(path & file) 'Import image
newFile = Replace(file, "." & oldExt, "." & newExt) 'Determine new file name
Set chrt = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(0, 0, shp.Width, shp.Height) 'Create blank chart for embedding image
Set chrtArea = chrt.Chart
shp.CopyPicture 'Copy image to clipboard
With chrtArea 'Paste image to chart, then export
.ChartArea.Select
.Paste
.Export (path & newFile)
End With
chrt.Delete 'Delete chart
shp.Delete 'Delete imported image
file = Dir 'Advance to next file
Loop
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End Sub
Here is another cool way to do it- using en external viewer that accepts command line switches (IrfanView in this case) :
* I based the loop on what Michal Krzych has written above.
Sub ExportPicturesToFiles()
Const saveSceenshotTo As String = "C:\temp\"
Const pictureFormat As String = ".jpg"
Dim pic As Shape
Dim sFileName As String
Dim i As Long
i = 1
For Each pic In ActiveSheet.Shapes
pic.Copy
sFileName = saveSceenshotTo & Range("A" & i).Text & pictureFormat
Call ExportPicWithIfran(sFileName)
i = i + 1
Next
End Sub
Public Sub ExportPicWithIfran(sSaveAsPath As String)
Const sIfranPath As String = "C:\Program Files\IrfanView\i_view32.exe"
Dim sRunIfran As String
sRunIfran = sIfranPath & " /clippaste /convert=" & _
sSaveAsPath & " /killmesoftly"
' Shell is no good here. If you have more than 1 pic, it will
' mess things up (pics will over run other pics, becuase Shell does
' not make vba wait for the script to finish).
' Shell sRunIfran, vbHide
' Correct way (it will now wait for the batch to finish):
call MyShell(sRunIfran )
End Sub
Edit:
Private Sub MyShell(strShell As String)
' based on:
' http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15951837/excel-vba-wait-for-shell-command-to-complete
' by Nate Hekman
Dim wsh As Object
Dim waitOnReturn As Boolean:
Dim windowStyle As VbAppWinStyle
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
waitOnReturn = True
windowStyle = vbHide
wsh.Run strShell, windowStyle, waitOnReturn
End Sub

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