Inserting a linked-only image into a doc

[kolmo]

(Using Aspose 4.3.1)

Hi Aspose,

I can’t manage to insert a purely linked image form scratch. It looks like it always ends up in an embedded image. I use some code like

Aspose.Words.Document doc = new Aspose.Words.Document();
Aspose.Words.Drawing.Shape newShape = new Aspose.Words.Drawing.Shape(doc, Aspose.Words.Drawing.ShapeType.Image);
newShape.ImageData.SourceFullName = @"C:\myImage.gif";
doc.LastSection.Body.LastParagraph.AppendChild(newShape);
doc.save("file.doc");

According to the documentation the image should then be a linked image but I can see no field in the saved doc. Instead the image is embedded.
What went wrong?

Best
Jörg

[alexey.noskov]

Hi
Thanks for your inquiry. You can insert linked image into the document using InsertField method. Linked imaged is INCLUDEPICTURE field. Please see the following code:

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
string fieldCode = string.Format("INCLUDEPICTURE \"{0}\" \\d", @"C:\\Temp\\1.jpg");
builder.InsertField(fieldCode, null);
doc.Save(@"Test067\out.doc");

But after inserting you should update fields inside the document manually (ctrl+A and F9). Also you can use macro to update fields. See the following link to learn more.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-filename-field-does-not-automatically-update-when-you-open-a-document-in-word-de2bfb95-d990-1ced-a618-5ac0a2ec1be4
Best regards.

[kolmo]

Hello!
Thanks for your answer. I guess I found the reason: I forgot to specify the wraptype properly. After setting

newShape.WrapType = WrapType.Inline;

I could see that it was included as linked image. But maybe that is not equivalent to your code, I don’t know.
Best
Jörg

[alexey.noskov]

Hi
It is nice that you already found solution. The following code inserts image as INCLUDEPICTURE field.

Document doc = new Document();
Shape img = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.Image);
img.WrapType = WrapType.Inline;
img.ImageData.SourceFullName = @"C:\Temp\1.jpg";
doc.FirstSection.Body.FirstParagraph.AppendChild(img);
doc.Save(@"Test067\out.doc");

if you open your document in MS Word and press Alt+F9 you will see field codes inside your document.
Best regards.