PictureFormat.LinkedFileStatus property (Publisher)
Returns a PbLinkedFileStatus constant that indicates the status of the file linked to the specified picture. Read-only.
Syntax
expression.LinkedFileStatus
expression A variable that represents a PictureFormat object.
Return value
PbLinkedFileStatus
Remarks
This property only applies to linked picture files. It 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 LinkedFileStatus property value can be one of the PbLinkedFileStatus constants declared in the Microsoft Publisher type library.
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
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