Exporting Drawing Objects from Excel

[colsand]

I have some VBA code that allows me to export Excel charts as GIF files. Does anyone know if it is possible to do the same thing with drawing objects?

The code I have for exporting charts is:

ActiveChart.Export Filename:="c:\chart.gif", FilterName:="GIF"

Thank you.

[johnske]

Not quite the same, you have to copy and paste the picture into a chart and then export it. Here's some old code I have to demonstrate the basic idea...

Option Explicit

Sub ExportPictureName()

Dim MyChart As String, PictureName As String
Dim PicWidth As Long, PicHeight As Long

Application.ScreenUpdating = False

On Error GoTo Finish
PictureName = Selection.Name
With Selection
PicHeight = .ShapeRange.Height
PicWidth = .ShapeRange.Width
End With

Charts.Add
ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, Name:="Sheet1"
Selection.Border.LineStyle = 0
MyChart = Selection.Name & " " & Split(ActiveChart.Name, " ")(2)

With ActiveSheet
With .Shapes(MyChart)
.Width = PicWidth
.Height = PicHeight
End With

.Shapes(PictureName).Copy

With ActiveChart
.ChartArea.Select
.Paste
End With

.ChartObjects(1).Chart.Export Filename:="MyPic.jpg", FilterName:="jpg"
.Shapes(MyChart).Cut
End With

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub

Finish:
MsgBox "You must select a picture"
End Sub