Using the resource folder

[kronecker@yahoo.co.uk]

I have an image which I need to load

PictureBox1.Ima ge = Image.FromFile( My.Resources.my image)

and this worked fine when the image (myimage.jpg) was in the debug Bin
directory. I now am moving them all to
a folder called Resources and specify the files as above. Doesn't work
though and the file is definitely there and VB.Net recognizes it when
I type in the expression. What's wrong? it's looking for a string.


Thanks

K.

[kimiraikkonen]

Re: Using the resource folder

On Jul 17, 2:09 am, kronec...@yahoo .co.uk wrote:

I have an image which I need to load
>
PictureBox1.Ima ge = Image.FromFile( My.Resources.my image)
>
and this worked fine when the image (myimage.jpg) was in the debug Bin
directory. I now am moving them all to
a folder called Resources and specify the files as above. Doesn't work
though and the file is definitely there and VB.Net recognizes it when
I type in the expression. What's wrong? it's looking for a string.
>
Thanks
>
K.

Hi,
Maybe you linked the image instead of embedding, see your
application's Properties -Resources, then click on your image, then
check the option called "persistenc e", maybe you can change it
"embedded in .resx" if it was set to "linked at compile time" by
default.

And maybe that may be helpful:

http://visualbasic.about.com/od/usingvbnet/a/ResVBNET.htm

Hope this helps,

Onur Güzel

[Patrice]

Re: Using the resource folder

Please never post about an error without telling us the error message.

Image.FromFile loads a file from a file name so my guess is that you perhaps
thought you used image file resources (?) when your resources are actually
just the file names.

It worked as long as the exe file and the image files were in the same
directory but stopped working then...

You could :
- either keep this and specify the directory from which image files should
be loaded
- truly add images as resources in which case you'll have just to do
PictureBox1.Ima ge=My.Resources .ResourceFile.M yImage...

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Patrice

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I have an image which I need to load
>
PictureBox1.Ima ge = Image.FromFile( My.Resources.my image)
>
and this worked fine when the image (myimage.jpg) was in the debug Bin
directory. I now am moving them all to
a folder called Resources and specify the files as above. Doesn't work
though and the file is definitely there and VB.Net recognizes it when
I type in the expression. What's wrong? it's looking for a string.
>
>
Thanks
>
K.