ImageList for Console Application

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I am experimenting with a concept the engineers want.

I want to create an app that runs in the console. When an event happens, I
want to display an image.

Can I do this without having a form?

Right now, my app compiles, but crashes with an unhandled exception at this
part:
//
this.imageList1 .ImageStream = ((System.Window s.Forms.ImageLi stStreamer)
resources.GetOb ject("imageList 1.ImageStream") ));
//
It is erroring because I do not have anything called "imageList1.Ima geStream".

How would I define something like this?

I included a Resources.resx file, and loaded several images into it. I just
don't know how to access them.

Can anyone help?

[sloan]

Re: ImageList for Console Application


I guess one off the wall idea is to write out the the TEMP folder. And pop
the default application.

I don't know if this will work with a stream from the resource..but here is
my crappy string/file version.

It should convey the idea.

If you swap out to an image file extension
fileName = fileName.Replac e(".tmp", ".jpg");
and work out the details of the stream writing..maybe its a poor man's fix
for showing images with a console application.



public void Test1()

string fileName = WriteToTempFile ("Hi There");
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(fileName);


}





public string WriteToTempFile (string toWrite)
{

System.IO.Strea mWriter writer = null;
System.IO.FileS tream fs = null;
string fileName = string.Empty;
try
{

// Writes text to a temporary file and returns path
fileName = System.IO.Path. GetTempFileName ();
fileName = fileName.Replac e(".tmp", ".txt");
fs = new System.IO.FileS tream(fileName,
System.IO.FileM ode.Append, System.IO.FileA ccess.Write);
// Opens stream and begins writing
writer = new System.IO.Strea mWriter(fs);
writer.BaseStre am.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekO rigin.End);
writer.WriteLin e(toWrite);
writer.Flush();



}
finally
{
if (null != writer)
{
writer.Close();
}
if (null != fs)
{
fs.Close();
}
}


return fileName;

}







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>I am experimenting with a concept the engineers want.
>
I want to create an app that runs in the console. When an event happens, I
want to display an image.
>
Can I do this without having a form?
>
Right now, my app compiles, but crashes with an unhandled exception at
this
part:
//
this.imageList1 .ImageStream = ((System.Window s.Forms.ImageLi stStreamer)
resources.GetOb ject("imageList 1.ImageStream") ));
//
It is erroring because I do not have anything called
"imageList1.Ima geStream".
>
How would I define something like this?
>
I included a Resources.resx file, and loaded several images into it. I
just
don't know how to access them.
>
Can anyone help?