Overflow msg received when converting to shape

[Kim]

How many characters are allowable for a "name" when you
are converting an inline shape to a shape? example:
ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).ConvertToShape.Name =
ShapeName

I am getting overflow errors with certain picture names I
am using and I am trying to find some documentation as to
what an acceptable length would be.

 

[Helmut Weber]

Hi Kim,
I guess you have discovered a real bug!
With ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).ConvertToShape
here and now Word invariably crashes: "Overflow"!
But has certainly nothing to do with the length of the name.
If it is important to you, try to insert an additional inlineshape,
convert to shapes, whatever inlineshapes you like, and remove
the inserted one. But that's more hoping then knowing.

 

[Kim]

Thanks for the info, I am able to get it to work with
shorter names but longer names invariably provide me with
an overflow message. Its very odd

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Kim,

In Word 2003, I can use your code to assign a 32-character name to the shape
without any problem. If I try 33 characters, I get a runtime error "The
specified value is out of range". This stops the macro but doesn't crash
Word.