How to insert an excel chart into Word using AddOLEObject

Question

I\'m trying to create a linked OLE Object in a Word document using VB.Net.

Existing code uses InlineShapes.AddOLEObject(FileName:=\"abc.xlsx\", LinkToFile:=True, Ran

Answer 1

Thanks for your help Mark.

I eventually figured out that if the Chart is in it's own sheet, rather than an object in Sheet1, then the AddOLEObject code works correctly with the following setting:

FileName:="abc.xlsx!Chart1"

I'm happy with this solution.

Answer 2

A chart will either be a whole worksheet so address as per your sheet1 e.g. abc.xlsx!sheet1 or an object on a sheet so use the object name e.g. abc.xlsx!sheet1!chart_object