[RESOLVED] Adding a picture to pic box from a list box.

Hello,
I have a picture box and a list box on my form.

I am using this code to put the names of all the files in a list box.

VB Code:

Dim fso As New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim xFolder As Folder
Dim xFile As File
 
Set xFolder = fso.GetFolder("C:\Pictures")
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files
    List1.AddItem xFile.Name
Next

Now what I need to do is get it to get the "checkboxed" item in the list and open that file in the pic box.

I have this code below:

VB Code:

Dim I As Long
Dim xStr As String
 
For I = List1.ListCount - 1 To 0 Step -1
    If List1.Selected(I) Then
    Open "C:\Pictures" & Form1.List1.List(I) For Binary As #1
        xStr = Space(LOF(1))
        Get #1, , xStr
        Picture1.Picture = xStr
        Close #1
        Exit For
    
End If
Next

But I get Object required error on xStr in this line " Picture1.Picture = xStr"

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Thank you!
Stilekid007

Use LoadPicture() function:

VB Code:

Private Sub List1_Click()
    Picture.Picture = LoadPicture(List1.List(List1.ListIndex))
End Sub

NOTE: List1.List(List1.ListIndex) must be valid image path.

EDIT:
Image path may look like the following:
"C:\Pictures\" & List1.List(List1.ListIndex) so you'd use it with LoadPicture():

VB Code:

Private Sub List1_Click()
Dim strImagePath$
 
    strImagePath = "C:\Pictures\" & List1.List(List1.ListIndex)
    Picture.Picture = LoadPicture(strImagePath)
End Sub

aaaHaaa! Thats what I needed! Thank you for your help once again! :thumb:

Stilekid007

Or you can try this to check if the picture even exists, or is a valid picture file that the picturebox can support:

VB Code:

Private Sub List1_Click()
 
     Dim strImagePath As String
 
     strImagePath = "C:\Pictures\" & List1.List(List1.ListIndex)
 
     [b]If Dir(strImagePath) <> "" Or Right(strImagePath ,4) = ".bmp" Or Right(strImagePath,4) = ".jpeg" Then[/b] 
 
          Picture.Picture = LoadPicture(strImagePath)
 
     [b]Else
 
          MsgBox "Invalid filepath or image", vbCritical
 
     End If[/b]
 
End Sub

Thank you to both of you for the responses.

Here is what I used. When the list is loaded it only loads the filenames of the files that are in the folder.

So I used this code to open that file"

VB Code:

Dim i as long
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Pictures\" & List1.List(i))

And I will intertwine the code you gave Jacob.

Thank you again!
Stilekid007

Hello Jacob!

Well I tried your code. It works great BUT if I try to open a txt file that is on the list it gives me the VB ERROR Invalid image instead of giving me the "MsgBox "Invalid filepath or image", vbCritical"

Do you happen to know why?

Thank you!
Stilekid007

Sorry, heres the change that was made:

VB Code:

If Dir(strImagePath) <> "" And (Right(strImagePath ,4) = ".bmp" Or Right(strImagePath,4) = ".jpeg") Then

Pretty hard when using the top of your head instead of VB :bigyello:

The following will NEVER be true:

Right(strImagePath, 4) = ".jpeg"

You should have

Right(strImagePath, 4) = ".jpg"

OR

Right(strImagePath, 5) = ".jpeg"

Ahh yes, now that works like a beauty! Thank you guys you saved the day! :P :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :P

Stilekid007

Quote:

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Originally Posted by RhinoBull

The following will NEVER be true:

Right(strImagePath, 4) = ".jpeg"

You should have

Right(strImagePath, 4) = ".jpg"

OR

Right(strImagePath, 5) = ".jpeg"

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Thanks for clearing that up, Rhinobull. I ment to type in .jpg, not .jpeg in that example. But he can add Right(strImagePath, 5) = ".jpeg" to support that also. I believe Pictureboxes can open Gifs as well. :)

Yes, it opens .gif files also! Thank you once again!
Stilekid007