Export pictures from excel file into jpg using VBA

I have an Excel file which includes pictures in column B and I want like to export them into several files as .jpg (or any other picture file format). The name of the file should be generated from text in column A. I tried following VBA macro:

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim oTxt As Object
 For Each cell In Ark1.Range("A1:A" & Ark1.UsedRange.Rows.Count)
 ' you can change the sheet1 to your own choice
 saveText = cell.Text
 Open "H:\Webshop_Zpider\Strukturbildene\" & saveText & ".jpg" For Output As #1
 Print #1, cell.Offset(0, 1).text
 Close #1
 Next cell
End Sub

The result is that it generates files (jpg), without any content. I assume the line Print #1, cell.Offset(0, 1).text. is wrong. I don't know what I need to change it into, cell.Offset(0, 1).pix?

Can anybody help me? Thanks!

Solution 1:

If i remember correctly, you need to use the "Shapes" property of your sheet.

Each Shape object has a TopLeftCell and BottomRightCell attributes that tell you the position of the image.

Here's a piece of code i used a while ago, roughly adapted to your needs. I don't remember the specifics about all those ChartObjects and whatnot, but here it is:

For Each oShape In ActiveSheet.Shapes
    strImageName = ActiveSheet.Cells(oShape.TopLeftCell.Row, 1).Value
    oShape.Select
    'Picture format initialization
    Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.Contrast = 0.5: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.Brightness = 0.5: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.ColorType = msoPictureAutomatic: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.TransparentBackground = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Fill.Visible = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Line.Visible = msoFalse: Selection.ShapeRange.Rotation = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropLeft = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropRight = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropTop = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.PictureFormat.CropBottom = 0#: Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleHeight 1#, msoTrue, msoScaleFromTopLeft: Selection.ShapeRange.ScaleWidth 1#, msoTrue, msoScaleFromTopLeft
    '/Picture format initialization
    Application.Selection.CopyPicture
    Set oDia = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(0, 0, oShape.Width, oShape.Height)
    Set oChartArea = oDia.Chart
    oDia.Activate
    With oChartArea
        .ChartArea.Select
        .Paste
        .Export ("H:\Webshop_Zpider\Strukturbildene\" & strImageName & ".jpg")
    End With
    oDia.Delete 'oChartArea.Delete
Next

Solution 2:

This code:

Option Explicit

Sub ExportMyPicture()

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

     Application.ScreenUpdating = False
     On Error GoTo Finish

     MyPicture = 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(MyPicture).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

was copied directly from here, and works beautifully for the cases I tested.

Solution 3:

''' Set Range you want to export to the folder

Workbooks("your workbook name").Sheets("yoursheet name").Select

Dim rgExp As Range: Set rgExp = Range("A1:H31")
''' Copy range as picture onto Clipboard
rgExp.CopyPicture Appearance:=xlScreen, Format:=xlBitmap
''' Create an empty chart with exact size of range copied
With ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(Left:=rgExp.Left, Top:=rgExp.Top, _
Width:=rgExp.Width, Height:=rgExp.Height)
.Name = "ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT"
.Activate
End With
''' Paste into chart area, export to file, delete chart.
ActiveChart.Paste
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT").Chart.Export "C:\ExportmyChart.jpg"
ActiveSheet.ChartObjects("ChartVolumeMetricsDevEXPORT").Delete