Picture Property

[Yonatan]

I'm creating an ActiveX control. This control has a Picture property. In design mode, when I click the Picture property in the Properties Window, I see a button with an ellipsis on it (...).
When I click this button, I get the Open common dialog, which lets me choose a picture.
Is there a way to modify this button, so that you could only choose ICO files?

Or even better - is there a way to get the Picture property to accept any type of file, and then internally convert it to a 32x32 icon? The Picture property should display (Icon) in the Properties Window.

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Yonatan
Teenage Programmer
E-Mail: RZvika@netvision.net.il
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[Mark Sreeves]

Sorry for replying to this because it probably means that no one eles will! ( I usually read the ones with no replies first)

Unless anyone else has a VB example, This might help:

I found a little Delphi program called 2icon which converts bitmaps to icons.

If you search for this the source code is also avaiable. It may be possible to base a VB program on that.

I hope this has been some help.




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Mark Sreeves
Analyst Programmer

Mark.Sreeves@Softlab.co.uk
A BMW Group Company

[Aaron Young]

You can use an ImageList control, to which you can add the Image, then use the ExtractIcon Method to Generate an Icon of the Original Image.

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Aaron Young
Analyst Programmer
aarony@redwingsoftware.com
adyoung@win.bright.net

[Yonatan]

... which reminds me ... I do not want my ActiveX control to require any other ActiveX control ...

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Yonatan
Teenage Programmer
E-Mail: RZvika@netvision.net.il
ICQ: 19552879 (http://www.icq.com/19552879)
AIM: RYoni69

[PietHein]

I've used asyncread, got no examples but you can look in help

Bye

[Mark Sreeves]

I think that once Aaron Young has posted a reply you can assume the topic to be closed!! :)

[This message has been edited by Mark Sreeves (edited 12-10-1999).]

[Yonatan]

Mark: If you read Aaron's answer and my reply to his answer, and find them contradicting (which they are), you will probably assume I would like to have a second opinion!

PietHein: Thanks, I will try looking for information on AsyncRead, whatever it is...

Anyone: I'm still open for suggestions!

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Yonatan
Teenage Programmer
E-Mail: RZvika@netvision.net.il
ICQ: 19552879 (http://www.icq.com/19552879)
AIM: RYoni69

[Yonatan]

Ok, I read about the AsyncRead function and I don't see how it can help me do this... How did you mean?

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Yonatan
Teenage Programmer
E-Mail: RZvika@netvision.net.il
ICQ: 19552879 (http://www.icq.com/19552879)
AIM: RYoni69