Load picture into form not using 'LoadPicture'

How would I load a picture into an image control box in a form not using 'LoadPicture' from a file in a directory but taking an image/picture already embedded in another worksheet?
I'm talking about using a macro to do this, not the direct method of going into the Properties in the VBA editor.

Thanks.

Hello pfrattali,

Copy the image using CTRL+C. Open the VB Editor (ALT+F11). Click on the image control. In the Properties window, Find Picture. Click the box the to the right and use CTRL+V to paste the image.

Hello ,

This a lot of code for one macro that will paste what is on the clipboard into the Image object. Fortunately, it is very easy to use. Copy and paste the macro code into a separate VBA module in your workbook.

Example of Using the Macro

  Image1.Picture = PastePicture

Macro Code to Paste Picture from Clipboard

'***************************************************************************
'*
'* MODULE NAME:     Paste Picture
'* AUTHOR & DATE:   STEPHEN BULLEN, Office Automation Ltd
'*                  15 November 1998
'*
'* CONTACT:         [email protected]
'* WEB SITE:        http://www.oaltd.co.uk
'*
'* DESCRIPTION:     Creates a standard Picture object from whatever is on the clipboard.
'*                  This object can then be assigned to (for example) and Image control
'*                  on a userform.  The PastePicture function takes an optional argument of
'*                  the picture type - xlBitmap or xlPicture.
'*
'*                  The code requires a reference to the "OLE Automation" type library
'*
'*                  The code in this module has been derived from a number of sources
'*                  discovered on MSDN.
'*
'***************************************************************************

Option Explicit
Option Compare Text

'=================================='
' User-Defined Types for API Calls '
'=================================='

'Declare the GUID Type structure for the IPicture OLE Interface
 Private Type GUID
    Data1 As Long
    Data2 As Integer
    Data3 As Integer
    Data4(0 To 7) As Byte
 End Type

'Declare the Picture Description Type structure
 Private Type PICTDESC
    Size As Long
    Type As Long
    hPic As Long     'Holds the handle to a .bmp, .emf, .ico, .wmf file
    Data1 As Long    'For a .bmp this holds the pallete handle hPal. For a .wmf this hold the xExt value.
    Data2 As Long    'Used only with a .wmf to hold the yExt value.
 End Type

'==================================='
' Windows API Function Declarations '
'==================================='

'Does the clipboard contain a bitmap/metafile?
 Private Declare Function IsClipboardFormatAvailable _
   Lib "user32.dll" _
     (ByVal wFormat As Integer) As Long

'Open the clipboard to read and write data
 Private Declare Function OpenClipboard _
   Lib "user32.dll" _
     (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long

'Get a pointer to the bitmap/metafile
 Private Declare Function GetClipboardData _
   Lib "user32.dll" _
     (ByVal wFormat As Integer) As Long
     
'Copy data to the clipboard
 Private Declare Function SetClipboardData _
   Lib "user32.dll" _
    (ByVal uFormat As Long, _
     ByVal hData As Long) As Long
     
'Empty the clipboard
 Private Declare Function EmptyClipboard _
   Lib "user32.dll" () As Long
   
'Close the clipboard
 Private Declare Function CloseClipboard _
   Lib "user32.dll" () As Long

'Convert the handle into an OLE IPicture interface.
 Private Declare Function OleCreatePictureIndirect _
   Lib "olepro32.dll" _
     (ByRef pPictDesc As PICTDESC, _
      ByRef riid As GUID, _
      ByVal fOwn As Long, _
      ByRef ppvObj As IPicture) As Long

'Create our own copy of the metafile, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
 Declare Function CopyEnhMetaFile _
   Lib "GDI32.dll" _
     Alias "CopyEnhMetaFileA" _
       (ByVal hemfSrc As Long, _
        ByVal lpszFile As String) As Long

'Create our own copy of the bitmap, so it doesn't get wiped out by subsequent clipboard updates.
 Declare Function CopyImage _
   Lib "user32.dll" _
     (ByVal hImage As Long, _
      ByVal uType As Long, _
      ByVal cxDesired As Long, _
      ByVal cyDesired As Long, _
      ByVal fuFlags As Long) As Long

'The API Constants needed
 Const CF_BITMAP = &H2
 Const CF_ENHMETAFILE = &HE
 Const CF_METAFILEPICT = &H3
 Const CF_PALETTE = &H9
 Const IMAGE_BITMAP = &H0
 Const IMAGE_ICON = &H1
 Const IMAGE_CURSOR = &H2
 Const LR_COPYRETURNORG = &H4


Function PastePicture(Optional xlPicType As Long = xlPicture) As IPicture

  'Some pointers
   Dim hClip As Long
   Dim hCopy As Long
   Dim hObj As Long
   Dim hPal As Long
   Dim hPicAvail As Long
   Dim PicType As Long
   Dim RetVal As Long

   'Convert the Excel picture type constant to the correct API constant
    PicType = IIf(xlPicType = xlBitmap, CF_BITMAP, CF_ENHMETAFILE)

   'Check if the clipboard contains the required format
    hPicAvail = IsClipboardFormatAvailable(PicType)

      If hPicAvail <> 0 Then
        'Get access to the clipboard
         hClip = OpenClipboard(0&)

          If hClip > 0 Then
            'Get a handle to the object
             hObj = GetClipboardData(PicType)

              'Create a copy of the clipboard image in the appropriate format.
               If PicType = CF_BITMAP Then
                  hCopy = CopyImage(hObj, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0&, 0&, LR_COPYRETURNORG)
               Else
                  hCopy = CopyEnhMetaFile(hObj, vbNullString)
               End If

            'Release the clipboard to other programs
             RetVal = CloseClipboard

            'If there is a handle to the image, convert it into a Picture object and return it
             If hObj <> 0 Then Set PastePicture = CreatePicture(hCopy, 0, PicType)
          End If
      End If

End Function

Private Function CreatePicture(ByVal hPic As Long, ByVal hPal As Long, ByVal PicType) As IPicture

  'IPicture requires a reference to "OLE Automation"
   Dim Ref_ID As GUID
   Dim IPic As IPicture
   Dim PicInfo As PICTDESC
   Dim RetVal As Long

  'OLE Picture types
   Const PICTYPE_UNINITIALIZED = -1 ' The picture object is currently uninitialized.
   Const PICTYPE_NONE = 0           ' A new picture object is to be created without an initialized state. This value is valid only in the PICTDESC structure.
   Const PICTYPE_BITMAP = 1         ' The picture type is a bitmap. When this value occurs in the PICTDESC structure, it means that the bmp field of that structure contains the relevant initialization parameters.
   Const PICTYPE_METAFILE = 2       ' The picture type is a metafile. When this value occurs in the PICTDESC structure, it means that the wmf field of that structure contains the relevant initialization parameters.
   Const PICTYPE_ICON = 3           ' The picture type is an icon. When this value occurs in the PICTDESC structure, it means that the icon field of that structure contains the relevant initialization parameters.
   Const PICTYPE_ENHMETAFILE = 4    ' The picture type is a Win32-enhanced metafile. When this value occurs in the PICTDESC structure, it means that the emf field of that structure contains the relevant initialization parameters.

  'Create a UDT to hold the reference to the interface ID (riid).
  'IPicture GUID {7BF80980-BF32-101A-8BBB-00AA00300CAB}
  'StdPicture GUID {0BE35204-8F91-11CE-9DE3-00AA004BB851}
   With Ref_ID
    .Data1 = &H7BF80980
    .Data2 = &HBF32
    .Data3 = &H101A
    .Data4(0) = &H8B
    .Data4(1) = &HBB
    .Data4(2) = &H0
    .Data4(3) = &HAA
    .Data4(4) = &H0
    .Data4(5) = &H30
    .Data4(6) = &HC
    .Data4(7) = &HAB
   End With

  'Fill PicInfo structure
   With PicInfo
     .Size = Len(PicInfo)                                                    ' Length of structure.
     .Type = IIf(PicType = CF_BITMAP, PICTYPE_BITMAP, PICTYPE_ENHMETAFILE)   ' Type of Picture
     .hPic = hPic                                                            ' Handle to image.
     .Data1 = IIf(PicType = CF_BITMAP, hPal, 0&)                             ' Handle to palette (if bitmap).
     .Data2 = 0&
   End With

    'Create the Picture object.
     RetVal = OleCreatePictureIndirect(PicInfo, Ref_ID, True, IPic)

      'Check if an error ocurred
       If Ret <> 0 Then
          MsgBox "Create Picture Failed - " & GetErrMsg(Ret)
          Set IPic = Nothing
          Exit Function
       End If

    'Return the new Picture object.
     Set CreatePicture = IPic

End Function

Private Function GetErrMsg(ErrNum As Long) As String

  'OLECreatePictureIndirect return values
   Const E_ABORT = &H80004004
   Const E_ACCESSDENIED = &H80070005
   Const E_FAIL = &H80004005
   Const E_HANDLE = &H80070006
   Const E_INVALIDARG = &H80070057
   Const E_NOINTERFACE = &H80004002
   Const E_NOTIMPL = &H80004001
   Const E_OUTOFMEMORY = &H8007000E
   Const E_POINTER = &H80004003
   Const E_UNEXPECTED = &H8000FFFF

     Select Case ErrNum
       Case E_ABORT
         GetErrMsg = " Aborted"
       Case E_ACCESSDENIED
         GetErrMsg = " Access Denied"
       Case E_FAIL
         GetErrMsg = " General Failure"
       Case E_HANDLE
         GetErrMsg = " Bad/Missing Handle"
       Case E_INVALIDARG
         GetErrMsg = " Invalid Argument"
       Case E_NOINTERFACE
         GetErrMsg = " No Interface"
       Case E_NOTIMPL
         GetErrMsg = " Not Implemented"
       Case E_OUTOFMEMORY
         GetErrMsg = " Out of Memory"
       Case E_POINTER
         GetErrMsg = " Invalid Pointer"
       Case E_UNEXPECTED
         GetErrMsg = " Unknown Error"
     End Select

End Function

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