Bitmap.ExternalLinkTime property - Developer Area

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Bitmap.ExternalLinkTime property

Gets the original time stamp of the file to which the bitmap is linked externally

Syntax:

Property Get ExternalLinkTime() As Date

Remarks:

The ExternalLinkTime returns the time at which the bitmap was externally linked.

Examples:

The following VBA example updates the externally linked bitmap if the original bitmap had been modified since it was linked.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape
  For Each s In ActivePage.Shapes
    If s.Type = cdrBitmapShape Then
      With s.Bitmap
        If Not .Embedded Then
          If DateDiff("s", FileDateTime(s.Bitmap.LinkFileName), _
              .ExternalLinkTime) <> 0 Then
            .UpdateLink
          End If
        End If
      End With
    End If
  Next s
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25