Select Shape using a GUID

[Iwan van Ee]

If I have a GUID of a Shape and this Shape is on the Page I can refer to it
by using:

Set shpObj = ActivePage.Shapes(sGUID)

But, if this Shape is in a group I Can't refer to it... I get an error. I
already have a referens to the group Shape:

Set grpObj = ActivePage(sGUIDGrp)
Set shpObj = grpObj.Shapes(sGUID)

Why can't I use this possibility using GUID's in the Shapes Collection of a
Shape that is a Group.....

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

From the help topic:

To search all shapes in the collection, plus the shapes inside groups and
the containing shape of the collection, prefix the unique ID string with an
asterisk (*). For example:

objRet = vsoShapes.Item("*{2287DC42-B167-11CE-88E9-0020AFDDD917}")

 

[Iwan van Ee]

Excellent... it worked.

But even if I know what I am lokking for now I still can't find this
information in the Help topics. I really can't find anything in the help
topics at all ;(

 

[Al Edlund]

Mark,
nice tip, where is it written up?
Al

From the help topic:

To search all shapes in the collection, plus the shapes inside groups and
the containing shape of the collection, prefix the unique ID string with
an asterisk (*). For example:

objRet = vsoShapes.Item("*{2287DC42-B167-11CE-88E9-0020AFDDD917}")


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[Mark Nelson [MS]]

That was part of the Shapes.Item property help topic.

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[Al Edlund]

neat, thanks,
Al

That was part of the Shapes.Item property help topic.

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