Pictures and icons - Simple question

[gerard]

This may seem a simple question...when you add an icon to a form or add a graphic to a picture box...if I compile the program and send it out are these icons and pictures stored in the app, or do you need the graphic/icon file sent with the app, and stored some wkere on their local file system?


Regards


Gerard

[oetje]

When you compile the app, the pictures will be stored in the exe.

[gerard]

Great..thank you

[oetje]

If you use loadpicture to load a picture, you do need to send the file with the app.

[gerard]

Is there a way to store avi files within the exe?

[parksie]

If you use a resource file and LoadResData, you should be able to. However, if it's larger than about a megabyte, it's usually better to keep it as a separate file.

[gerard]

The main avi file is about 3MB...you think this is to big to stick in a resource file..is there a perfomance hit or something?

[parksie]

Well, VB will have a hard time loading that amount of data. It will either be slow, or not work at all.

However, you can always try and see what happens.

[gerard]

Thanks a lot for your help!!