WD98: Creating Hyperlink Deletes Object Reference

      Sub DoInLineShapeHyperlink()
      Dim oDoc As Document
      Dim oILPic As InlineShape
      Dim oHLink As Hyperlink
      Dim sPicFile As String
      Dim sLinkFile as String
      sPicFile = "<Your Graphic File Path and Name>"
      sLinkFile = "<Your HyperLink File Path and Name>"
      ' Create new document.
      Set oDoc = Documents.Add
      ' Insert a picture.
      Set oILPic = oDoc.InlineShapes.AddPicture _
         (Range:=oDoc.Content, FileName:=sPicFile, LinkToFile:=True)
      ' Add a hyperlink for the picture.
      oDoc.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=oILPic.Range, Address:=sLinkFile
      ' The error occurs here because oILPic is no longer valid.
      Set oHLink = oILPic.Hyperlink
   End Sub 
				

WORKAROUND

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   Private Sub DoInLineShapeHyperlink()
      Dim oDoc As Document
      Dim oILPic As InlineShape
      Dim oHLink As Hyperlink
      Dim sPicFile As String
      Dim sLinkFile as String
      sPicFile = "<Your Graphic File Path and Name>"
      sLinkFile = "<Your HyperLink File Path and Name>"
      ' Create new document.
      Set oDoc = Documents.Add
      ' Insert a picture.
      Set oILPic = oDoc.InlineShapes.AddPicture _
      (Range:=oDoc.Content, FileName:= sPicFile, LinkToFile:=True)
      ' Add a hyperlink for the picture.
      oDoc.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=oILPic.Range, Address:=sLinkFile
      ' Use the InlineShapes Property to reference the object.
      Set oHLink = oDoc.InlineShapes(1).Hyperlink
   End Sub
				

   Sub testObject()
      Dim ilShp As InlineShape
      Set ilShp = ActiveDocument.InlineShapes.Add("C:\Windows\bubbles.bmp")
      MsgBox IsObjectValid(ilShp)     ' This will display True.
      a.Delete
      MsgBox IsObjectValid(ilShp)     ' This will display False.
   End Sub