Create pictures for Menu

[anuragshrivastava64]

Hi, All
Is it possible to add icons in place of menu names in Menu Editor or any other way

[gobblegob]

Hi, All
Is it possible to add icons in place of menu names in Menu Editor or any other way

Hi anuragshrivasta va,
Give this a try.

this is for VB6

Add a new Module (default name)

Add this code:

Option Explicit

Public Const MF_BITMAP = &H4&
Public Const MIIM_ID = &H2
Public Const MIIM_TYPE = &H10
Public Const MFT_STRING = &H0&

Public Type MENUITEMINFO
    cbSize As Long
    fMask As Long
    fType As Long
    fState As Long
    wID As Long
    hSubmenu As Long
    hbmpChecked As Long
    hbmpUnchecked As Long
    dwItemData As Long
    dwTypeData As String
    cch As Long
End Type

Declare Function GetMenuItemCount Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long) As Long
Declare Function GetMenuItemInfo Lib "user32" Alias "GetMenuItemInfoA" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal un As Long, ByVal b As Boolean, lpMenuItemInfo As MENUITEMINFO) As Boolean
Declare Function GetMenu Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Declare Function GetSubMenu Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPos As Long) As Long
Declare Function GetMenuItemID Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPos As Long) As Long
Declare Function SetMenuItemBitmaps Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPosition As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal hBitmapUnchecked As Long, ByVal hBitmapChecked As Long) As Long

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On the Form add these menu's.....
mnuFile
mnuOpen
mnuSave

also add 3 pictureboxes ( 1 and 2 with the pictures you want in the menu, 3 left blank) and set properties Visible = False


CODE: VB 6

Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error GoTo err
    Dim hMenu As Long, hSubmenu As Long
    Dim hID As Long
    
    Me.Hide
    
    'Get the menuhandle of your app
    hMenu = GetMenu(Me.hwnd)
    
    'Get the handle of the first submenu (Hello)
    hSubmenu = GetSubMenu(hMenu, 0)
    
    'Get the menuId of the first entry (Bitmap)
    hID = GetMenuItemID(hSubmenu, 0)
    
    'Add the bitmap
    'You can add two bitmaps to a menuentry
    'One for the checked and one for the unchecked
    'state.
    SetMenuItemBitmaps hMenu, hID, MF_BITMAP, Me.Picture1.Picture, Me.Picture2.Picture
    
    ' repop the picture box
    Set Me.Picture3.Picture = LoadPicture(App.Path & "\lake.bmp")
    
    ' do the next submenu
    hID = GetMenuItemID(hSubmenu, 1)
    
    ' add the bitmap
    SetMenuItemBitmaps hMenu, hID, MF_BITMAP, Me.Picture3.Picture, Me.Picture3.Picture
    
    Me.Show
    Exit Sub
err:
    err.Clear
    Me.Show
End Sub

Let us know if you have any luck with this.
GobbleGob.

[anuragshrivastava64]

Sorry sir but is there anything else i've to do
Its not working at all

[gobblegob]

Sorry sir but is there anything else i've to do
Its not working at all

What errors you getting?

[jamesd0142]

I tried out an idea and it might help...

Use a toolstrip and dock it to the top of your form, add a button to the toolstrip and change the image... works for me...

JAmes