Cursor Problems--Need help

[Bluemaster4]

Hi, I am new to this forum and i have a problem with part of my application. I did not like the cursors that you had to pick from so i made my own and found this script so that i could use them. Well the script does not work and here is the error i get, "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.". I dont get what im doing wrong but here is the code im using,

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load

Dim newCursor As New Cursor(My.Resou rces.ResourceMa nager.GetStream ("C:\My Documents\Forum s\Main page\images\Cur sors\Main.cur") )

Me.Cursor = newCursor
End Sub

Can somebody pleas tell me whats wrong with my code? Thanks for any help!!

[Bluemaster4]

Anybody???

[Aleksandar Djurdjevic]

Try the following link:

http://forums.microsof t.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?P ostID=1494279&S iteID=1

but there is example in C# code,so try to find conveter...

[Aleksandar Djurdjevic]

Hello,i solved this...try the following code:


Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load


Dim newCursor As New Cursor("C:\Main .cur")

Me.Cursor = newCursor



End Sub

[SammyB]

Hello,i solved this...try the following code:


Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load


Dim newCursor As New Cursor("C:\Main .cur")

Me.Cursor = newCursor



End Sub

The reference for that is http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...38(VS.71).aspx. Ithought that I posted it last night, but must have been in my dreams! Also, the way that you tried to do it also works, but I cannot remember how. If I remember, I'll post a tutorial.

[Aleksandar Djurdjevic]

@SammyB

I didn't knew there is example on that site..from Bluemaster posted code i removed this piece:

(My.Resources.R esourceManager. GetStream)

and it worked very well...

[Bluemaster4]

Thanks, I dident know msdn had that stuff on it... then again i ushally get lost on that site.

[SammyB]

Thanks, I dident know msdn had that stuff on it... then again i ushally get lost on that site.

It's very difficult, but when you get help in VB.Net, it gives you the URL, so I just used that. One of these days I'll remember how to do it with GetStream, until then, glad this helped.

[SammyB]

Hi, I am new to this forum and i have a problem with part of my application. I did not like the cursors that you had to pick from so i made my own and found this script so that i could use them. Well the script does not work and here is the error i get, "Object reference not set to an instance of an object.". I dont get what im doing wrong but here is the code im using,

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load

Dim newCursor As New Cursor(My.Resou rces.ResourceMa nager.GetStream ("C:\My Documents\Forum s\Main page\images\Cur sors\Main.cur") )

Me.Cursor = newCursor
End Sub

Can somebody pleas tell me whats wrong with my code? Thanks for any help!!

I figured out the Stream thing. It's simple, but you need to follow these instructions exactly:

1. Start a new windows VB.NET app, call it CursorDemo
2. Use the Project, Add Existing Item menu to add a Cursor file to your project. My filename was arror_r.cur, You will have to change the files of type filter to all files to see cur files.
3. In the Solution Explorer, click on the cursor file; and in the Properties window, change the Build Action from Content to Embedded Resource.
4. Double click on the form to create the load event and add the following line:

Me.Cursor = New Cursor (Me.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("CursorDemo.arrow_r.cur"))

Notice that my project name & cursor filename are inside the quotes.
This way you do not need to distribute the cursor file: it is embedded in your exe/pdb. Fun & Games! --Sam