InsertPicture Method

Creates a shape that contains the picture from the specified file and places it onto the page / into the group at the specified position. Returns a Shape object that corresponds to the created shape.

Applies to: Page object, Shape object

Syntax

[[Set] shapeRet =] object.InsertPicture ( fileName, xInsert, yInsert )

The InsertPicture method syntax has these parts:

Part Description
object Required. An expression that returns an object in the Applies to list.
fileName Required. An expression that returns a String value. Full or relative path to the file that contains the image in a format that ConceptDraw can import.
xInsert Required. An expression that returns a Double value. The X-coordinate of the rotation center (the GPinX property) for the created shape.
yInsert Required. An expression that returns a Double value. The Y-coordinate of the rotation center (the GPinY property) for the created shape.
shapeRet Optional. A Shape type variable.

Remarks

If the file with the specified fileName hasn't been found or couldn't be opened, the InsertPicture method doesn't create a new shape and returns Nothing.

 

See Also

GPinX property, GPinY property, Import/Export constants