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How do you programmatically delete ALL images from a word doc using VBA?

I would like to remove all images from a document programmatically.  I'm using Microsoft Office 2003 and the word 11.0 object library.
I've seen this question answered elsewhere with the following script :

    Dim objPic As InlineShape
    For Each objPic In word_doc.InlineShapes
        objPic.Delete
    Next objPic

Whilst there are circumstances where this code removes some of the images, there are plenty of occasions where it does not.  I have a document with a header/footer containing images, these were for example unaffacted.
Is there an enhancement to this code that would literally clean ALL images, wherever they may be.  I am not concerned with how the layout of the document might be adversely affected.
thanks!
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Try this macro from (I tested it and it worked for headers and footers too)
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/FindReplaceAllWithVBA.htm
Sub FasterFindAndReplaceAllStoriesHopefully()
 
Dim myStoryRange As Range
 
'First search the main document using the Selection
 With Selection.Find
    .Text = "^g"
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
 End With
 
'Now search all other stories using Ranges
For Each myStoryRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
   If myStoryRange.StoryType <> wdMainTextStory Then
        With myStoryRange.Find
            .Text = "^g"
            .Replacement.Text = ""
            .Wrap = wdFindContinue
            .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
        End With
        Do While Not (myStoryRange.NextStoryRange Is Nothing)
           Set myStoryRange = myStoryRange.NextStoryRange
            With myStoryRange.Find
                .Text = "^g"
                .Replacement.Text = ""
                .Wrap = wdFindContinue
                .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
            End With
        Loop
    End If
Next myStoryRange
End Sub

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I'm afraid this did not remove the image from the file.
I've attached a sample document so you can see the code not working / more easily find a working solution.
Ali-F-133101.doc
Oh - I see - I believe it's not working properly because the image is set to "square" wrapping... let me see if I can figure something out.
I'm not having much luck.... hoping another expert can help you with this.
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JR2003

This works in Word 2007
Option Explicit
Sub DeletePictures()
    
    Dim myShape As InlineShape
    Dim myRange As Range
    For Each myRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
        For Each myShape In myRange.InlineShapes
            myShape.Delete
        Next myShape
    Next myRange
 
End Sub

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I just tried it on you attached document and it didn't work, so I've modified it:
Option Explicit
Sub DeletePictures()
    
    Dim myInlineShape As InlineShape
    Dim myHeaderFooter As HeaderFooter
    Dim mySection As Section
    Dim myShape As Shape
    Dim myRange As Range
    
    For Each myRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
        For Each myInlineShape In myRange.InlineShapes
            myInlineShape.Delete
        Next myInlineShape
    Next myRange
    
    For Each mySection In ActiveDocument.Sections
        For Each myHeaderFooter In mySection.Headers
            For Each myShape In myHeaderFooter.Shapes
                myShape.Delete
            Next myShape
        Next myHeaderFooter
        For Each myHeaderFooter In mySection.Headers
            For Each myShape In myHeaderFooter.Shapes
                myShape.Delete
            Next myShape
        Next myHeaderFooter
    Next mySection
End Sub

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Thank you for your sugggestion,
The shape object doesn't seem to have a .delete method... is this code that would work in word 2003 with the document object model 11?
I've just tried it as a macro from Word 2003 (11.8202.8202) SP3 and it worked.
How are you running it?
Your follow up question abtou what I was using led me to the cause of the last hickup.  I was using VB6 and the object types you had declared were object types used by other references and I needed to dimension the variables as word.shape not just shape to get the methods needed.
Thank you for your help, I've been stuck on this one a while!