How to "store" images in the exe / resources 1

[tomcoombs]

Hi All,

I can a : "picturebox.Image = Image.FromFile("c:\tom.bmp""

But I do not want to be tied to using one directory!

When adding an image to a picturebox at design time the IDE does something fancy :

"this.pictureBox1.Image = ((System.Drawing.Image)(resources.GetObject("pictureBox1.Image&quot));"



How do I put images into this "rescourse" beasty?

Thanks in advance.
Tom

 

[palbano]

Add the image file to the project using "Add an Existing Item". Set the "Build Action" property to "Embeded Resource". Then to create an Image object from it at runtime:

Image img = new Bitmap( Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MyApp.myimage.jpg"));

Now do whatever you want with the image.

NOTE: The string resource is case sensitive and your projects properties "Assembly Name" and "Default Namespace" must be identical( MyApp in the example).

-pete

 

[tomcoombs]

Nice one, will try it.

Thanks

Topm

 

[tomcoombs]

Hi Again

I got an error :-(

C:\GeevsTestApp\UserControl1.cs(193): The type or namespace name 'Assembly' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Thanks

Tom

 

[palbano]

Tom, did you look up the Assembly class in the .NET class Reference? If so you should have found it in System.Reflection yes?

using System.Reflection;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/cpref_start.asp

-pete

 

[tomcoombs]

Pete,

Did do, did find it. Was a little trigger happy on the reply.


Thanks again for your help.



Works a treat.

 

[tomcoombs]

Pete,

Did do, did find it. Was a little trigger happy on the reply.


Thanks again for your help.



Works a treat.

Tom

 

[palbano]

Great! Good work Tom.

Happy programming B-)

-pete