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Use VBA to paste an image in a Winword document using a URL

Hi

I work with PRTG and provide one of my clients with a weekly reports.

I'd like to automate the process by using VBA to collect graphs from PRTG and insert them into a table in Winword 2013.

The URL look like this :

http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080/chart.png?type=graph&width=400&height=200&graphid=2&id=5493

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When I load this in a browser I obtain the expected result : a graph in PNG format

Is it possible to use VBA in order to collect and insert these graphs into my word document ?

thanks
yann

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Joe Howard

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Yann Shukor

ASKER

I tried with both formats: PNG and SVG
Same error, is the problem with PRTG or Winword ?

Joe Howard

This works for me:

Sub InsertURLGraphic()
   With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertPicture)
       .Name = "http://experts.cachefly.net/files/2014/05/29/3c477867-0ec6-4a3b-9d33-9f35bfe2021a.JPG"
       .Execute
   End With
End Sub

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And so does this:

Sub InsertURLGraphic()
   With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertPicture)
       .Name = "http://experts.cachefly.net/files/2015/07/15/792b93a5-3afc-4142-a1a8-f63589776532.png"
       .Execute
   End With
End Sub

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My guess is that the problem you're facing stems from the fact that the url doesn't point to an existing picture, it generates it.

Yann Shukor

ASKER

Thank you MacroShadow
I will query Paessler and get back to you

Joe Howard

What did they say?

Yann Shukor

ASKER

They confirmed that there was effectively no image, just a link that generates the image on the fly

They offered the following alternative:

Sub Example1()
	Selection.InlineShapes.AddPictrure FileName:= _
	"http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080/chart.png?type=graph&width=400&height=200&graphid=2&id=5493", _
        LinkToFile:=False, SaveWithDocument:=True
End Sub

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What do you think ?

regards
yann

Joe Howard

Did you try it?

Yann Shukor

ASKER

Ok, I just tested it and it works
I did however have to set the image format to PNG
because Word displayed a square with "This image cannot be displayed" when the format was set to SVG