How can I create a picture "object" ?

[Reddawn]

I made this bitmap and saved as a seperate file using a form and a picturebox control, but how am I supposed to do this on a console environment such as the Internet? Theoretically, I judge that I have to create a picture object by createobject statement and use its methods to form the image. Which object should that be ? Any other ideas ?

[monte96]

I'm confused... wouldn't you just put it into a <IMG> tag? Or do you not mean a web page when you say on the internet?

[Reddawn]

If I use a normal application with a form in it and run it on server side, every form load and unload events will heap up the memory. But, a console (formless) application wouldn't. However, in order to use drawing methods like circle, line, etc. I need to have a picturebox control. And a control requires a form as parent. So without having to use a form I may have to create an object like CreateObject("AdobeImage.Picture") and use its methods instead. What might this object be, from which DLL could it be referred.

[Serge]

You can create your variables with IPictureDisp data type to store your images in.

Dim picMyPicture As IPictureDisp

Set picMyPicture = LoadPicture("C:\MyFile.bmp")

'Do your stuff with this picture

'Free up memory
Set picMyPicture = Nothing

IPictureDisp is an object data type so you have properties and methods like you have in any other object.

Properties
     Handle
     Height
     hPal
     Type
     Width

Methods
     Render

If you ever want to show this image in the PictureBox then you can easily assign this image to the PictureBox like:

Set Picture1 = picMyPicture

[monte96]

I guess I'm just not getting why you would want to draw on the server where nobody would see it.

[Reddawn]

Monte96:
The image will be formed on server according to some parameters recieved from the user. The image will then be saved as a image file and then the image will be displayed on the client's browser.

Serge:
I need to draw circles, lines and stuff into the image..Thus, I have to create such an object with these methods.Is render method capable of doing such tasks?

[monte96]

I think your going to need a form....