Return value of the picture property of a picture box control 1

[jbrowne]

Hi, I am trying to get the return value at runtime of the picture property of a picturebox control. What I want to do is save the name of the image in the picturebox into a string but when I try to do the following;
MyString = Picture1.picture
All I get is a 9 digit number. How can I get the name of the image returned from the picture property.

Thanks
John B

 

[strongm]

Picture objects, once loaded, don't have filenames I'm afraid.

 

[jbrowne]

So there is no way of finding out the name of the image held in the picture box at runtime?

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Depends how you get the image into the picturebox...

HarleyQuinn
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[jbrowne]

I am using the "LoadPicture" function in the code

 

[strongm]

In which case you should be able to capture the filename at that point and, say, stick it into the picturebox .tag property

 

[jbrowne]

Brilliant idea - thanks for that "strongm