Need help on setting the Backround Image for the form......[Resolved]

[Hiroshi]

I can't figure out how to change the form backround image property when a label is clicked. I just have the file in My Pictures. Can anyone help me??

[epixelman]

Try...

BackgroundImage.Image = BackgroundImage.Image.FromFile("c:\myfile.bmp")

[Hiroshi]

It says " Image is not a member of 'system.drawing.image' ".

[Hiroshi]

I've got it! You can't type Image, you have to type just
BackroundImage = BackroundImage.fromfile("blah.bmp").
Thank you for your help,

[epixelman]

Make sure you add the System.Drawing to the reference of your solution.

Another way if image is in your app folder (or bin folder when debugging)

Me.BackgroundImage = Me.BackgroundImage.FromFile(Application.StartupPath & "\image.gif")

[epixelman]

I've got it! You can't type Image, you have to type just
BackroundImage = BackroundImage.fromfile("blah.bmp").
Thank you for your help,

That was my goof up on the "image" syntx. I was typing by memory and ... well my memory goofed.

[Hiroshi]

What do you mean, Like add the bmp file to the solution?
And how do you add images to your app folder?

[epixelman]

I'm referring to your images being on your hard drive in the same folder as your application.exe.

When debugging, VS.NET uses the "bin" folder to put your app.exe. If you use the (Application.StartupPath & "\image.bmp") syntx that means that it gets the image from the same location as your exe application.

Then put your images in the bin folder for testing

If you used VB6 that old syntx was app.path... it is now Application.StartupPath

Understand?

[Hiroshi]

yeah thanks