Help with pics

[derohanes]

I've created an image window in a form and I'm trying to display a jpeg file in it. First of all, although I have tried, is "DIM imgPhoto as Image" necessary? The line command is as follows:

imgPicture.Picture = LoadPicture("C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\DCAO0082.JPG")

Debug tells me that:

imgPicture.Picture =<Object variable or With Block variable not set>

I don't know what that means? What is an object variable/With block variable? The width property has a value.

[jcis]

imgPicture is an image Control?

[RhinoBull]

Why not simply add Image control (or Picturebox) directly to your form in design? and then assign picture property at run time:

Image1.Picture = LoadPicture(...)

Anyway, if you prefer to create control at run time then just declaring object isn't enough - you'll have to set it by adding control to controls collection, posiotion it and then display it:

Dim imgPhoto as Image
 
Set imgPhoto = Me.Controls.Add("VB.Image", "imgPhoto")
imgPhoto.Picture = LoadPicture("full path to your image")
imgPhoto.Move 300, 300
imgPhoto.Visible = True

[derohanes]

Being new at this, I must have mixed up my nominclature. I do have a control box in the form. I just can't seem to put the picture in the box using the above command during run time.

[Andrew G]

what is the control (picture box or image control) and what is its name?

[derohanes]

It is an image control, and the name is "imgPicture". Since starting this thread I went back and used the Picture Box tool, and it worked. As a beginner, I still would like to know why the Image control didn't work, and what the difference between the two are. Sam's doesn't do a good job at that.

[moeur]

The Image control should work also.
The picture box has more functions than the image control but uses more of your resources.
The Image control is a light weight control like a label. It exsist on a graphics plane between the form background and the "heavy" controls such as the picturebox.
The image control also has a stretch property which allows you to choose whether the control will resize to fit the picture or the picture will resize to fit the control.