Displaying .png pictures?? 2

[NeilFrank]

I find that VB6 Image or PictureBoxes cannot accept .pngs ("Invalid Picture").

Is there any control that will display .pngs?

Alternatively, is there any way to convert .pngs to .gifs at runtime?

 

[strongm]

The webbrowser control

 

[dilettante]

Ahh, and everyone complains new Windows versions have only been cosmetic:

Option Explicit
'Requires Windows XP SP 1 or later, and a reference to:
'
'   Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition Library v2.0
'

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    With New WIA.ImageFile
        .LoadFile "Misc1.png"
        Set Image1 = .FileData.Picture
    End With
End Sub

 

[dilettante]

Sheesh:

Note that [tt]Set Image[/tt] is really [tt]Set Image.Picture[/tt] there (default property).

 

[dilettante]

Ok, I meant [tt]Image1[/tt] up there.

Not being able to edit posts can make you look pretty silly. Well, back to my vacation!

 

[strongm]

Good point. WIA is definitely an option.

 

[NeilFrank]

Thanks, dilettante! Worked well.

(The requisite wiaaut.dll can be found at

http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/imageapi/mswaidll.htm)

 

[NeilFrank]

Have yourself a nice vacation!!!

 

[Unscruffed]

Never seen this WIL before. Is it possible to set what color is shown for transparency?

Be good. If you can't, don't get caught!

 

[dilettante]

Not that I know of. But you could use a filter to stamp an image with alpha transparency over a solid color image, producing a new merged image.