Re: How do I determine the image file used for a fill in code?

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I could be wrong, but I think that unless you use code to put the picture
in, you have no way of knowing that information. PowerPoint embeds the
picture, so it doesn't need any information about the original file.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

"MrBo" <MrBo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> All
> I'm trying to programmatically determine which image file is currently
> being used to fill an autoshape.
> I can set this file for an autoshape but so far have been unable to
> read this filename in code.
> Any help gratefully appreciated.
>
> Menu:-
> Select autoshape, right click-Format Autoshape-Colors and Lines
> tab-Fill-Color:-Fill Effects-Picture Tab-Select Picture
>
>
>

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