Export pictures from excel file into jpg using VBA

Question

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 s

Answer 1

Thanks for the ideas! I used the above ideas to make a macro to do a bulk file conversion--convert every file of one format in a folder to another format.

This code requires a sheet with cells named "FilePath" (which must end in a "\"), "StartExt" (original file extension), and "EndExt" (desired file extension). Warning: it doesn't ask for confirmation before replacing existing files with the same name and extension.

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
    Dim path As String
    Dim pathExt As String
    Dim file As String
    Dim oldExt As String
    Dim newExt As String
    Dim newFile As String
    Dim shp As Picture
    Dim chrt As ChartObject
    Dim chrtArea As Chart

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False

    'Get settings entered by user
    path = Range("FilePath")
    oldExt = Range("StartExt")
    pathExt = path & "*." & oldExt
    newExt = Range("EndExt")

    file = Dir(pathExt)

    Do While Not file = "" 'cycle through all images in folder of selected format
        Set shp = ActiveSheet.Pictures.Insert(path & file) 'Import image
        newFile = Replace(file, "." & oldExt, "." & newExt) 'Determine new file name
        Set chrt = ActiveSheet.ChartObjects.Add(0, 0, shp.Width, shp.Height) 'Create blank chart for embedding image
        Set chrtArea = chrt.Chart
        shp.CopyPicture 'Copy image to clipboard
        With chrtArea 'Paste image to chart, then export
            .ChartArea.Select
            .Paste
            .Export (path & newFile)
        End With
        chrt.Delete 'Delete chart
        shp.Delete 'Delete imported image

        file = Dir 'Advance to next file
    Loop

    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True


End Sub