creating images from code on a form in VB5

[Nevj]

I am trying to place a user defined number of imageboxs inside a picture box. I have tried creating an array of images:

dim shapes() as image

and I can then redimension this array but if I try to load a picture:

for i = 0 to #
shapes(i).picture = loadpicture("...")
next

it gives an error message : "Object variable or With block variable not set"

Can someone help me out?

[zmbd]

It appears that you posted some generic code, such as "#" in the for loop and the (...) etc...

Please post the actual code.

[PsychoCoder]

Moved to proper forum :)

[Nevj]

Hello,
Thanks for your reply. The whole code is the following:

Private Sub ok_Click()
Dim test As Integer
   
If IsNumeric(Text1.Text) = True Then
    If Text1.Text > 0 Then
        test = Text1.Text
        If Text1.Text - test = 0 Then
            ReDim shapes.(Text1.Text)
            For i = 0 To Text1.Text
            
            shapes(i).Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Users\Neville Junkin\Desktop\School\Ananum\paint\Sans titre.bmp")

            Next
            Form1.Picture1.DrawWidth = 3
            Form1.Picture1.ForeColor = vbRed
            For i = 0 To 831
                X1 = (Form1.Picture1.Width / 2) + (50 * node(i, 0))
                Y1 = (Form1.Picture1.Height / 2) + (50 * node(i, 1))
                Form1.Picture1.PSet (X1, Y1)
            Next
            Points.Hide
        Else
            MsgBox "Nombre des points doit être entier.", vbOKOnly, Error
        End If
    Else
    MsgBox "Nombre des points doit être positive.", vbOKOnly, Error
    End If
Else
MsgBox "Nombre des points doit être un integer.", vbOKOnly, Error
End If
End Sub

With shapes defined in a module as follows :

Public shapes() as Image

The code works until after I redimension shapes in line 8, when I try to add a picture to the image I recieve the error message "Object variable or With block variable not set". I have tried:

Set shapes(i).Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Users\Neville Junkin\Desktop\School\Ananum\paint\Sans titre.bmp")

with "Set" and I recieve the same error.
I have also tried:

set Shapes(i) as New image

But the the option New Image is not available nor is picturebox which I tried after changing the variable to that type of object.
The value of the object is Nothing and I beleive that might be the problem but I can't seem to change it. Any help would be much appreciated.

[zmbd]

Well....

- I don't see where you have declared any object in the first code block.
- I don't see where the array was declared to start with so I'm surprised the redim works without error; however, VB is a little different from VBA which I work with most of the time.
- Line8 looks odd to me; usually such would be written as
ReDim Shapes(text.tex t) or even
ReDim Preserve Shapes(text.tex t) so as to save anything already stored in the array; however, without the rest of your project I may have missed something... :)

The second code block you've posted has no code at all when expanded, you can go back into your post and edit it so as to post the code that might be helpful. Also, is this part of a class module?

[Killer42]

Not sure whether it's your problem, as I've only had a quick glance at the code so far. But ReDim erases all existing entries in the array unless you add the keyword Preserve.

Oops, I see you already mentioned that zmbd.

However, I don't get what you mean about ReDim Preserve Shapes(text.text). This statement is used to change the size of the array, not the contents, so the text.text doesn't seem to have any relevance.

[PsychoCoder]

Your line

ReDim shapes.(Text1.Text)

Is not only invalid but not using Preserve everything in the array is wiped, which would lead to the error you're receiving. So change it to

ReDim Preserve Shapes (Text1.Text)

And it should work

[zmbd]

@killer42
Look at lines 4, 5, and 6.
These give me the impression that "text.text" is the value entered into the form control named "text" as referenced by the "text" property. Really very unfourtunate to use a property name as a control name. Does that help with my suggestion to use ReDim Preserve Shapes(text.tex t) in that, as stated in OP, Nevj is trying to create an array to hold the information.

[Rodney Roe]

If your trying to create several controls and put them into an array do something like this;

add this code into your userform

dim myImage as new image
redim myImage(someNumber)
for i = 0 to someNumber
  set myImage(i) = Me.Controls.Add("forms.image.1", "image" & i, True)
  ... add more code here
next

I did this in VBA and i'm pretty sure it'll work in vb5 but not possitive.

[Killer42]

@killer42
Look at lines 4, 5, and 6...

Sorry, I should have read in more detail before replying.

[zmbd]

@Killer:
No prob. Took me three reads to figure out what was going on... four lines of code to make sure the "text" control value is numeric and greater than zero... and then... we don't use the type declared variable in the rest of the code.