Guru Help Needed!! [ Topic Closed No Guru's here! ]

[Anjari]

I have found the following link to add icons to my menu:

http://www.fawcette.com/vsm/2003_01/...tips/barfield/

If someone as time please read it and tell me why I am getting the following error when I have followed the instructions step by step.

Error: Name 'sfMenuItem' is not declared.

I am still new so I will explain what I did..

First I created a menu

My Menu
-------
&File - mnuFile
&New - mnuFileNew
&Open - mnuFileOpen

Then placed the following:

Private Sub mnuFileNew_MeasureItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MeasureItemEventArgs) Handles mnuFileNew.MeasureItem, mnuFileOpen.MeasureItem
Dim ThisMenuItem As MenuItem = sender
Dim ThisMenuItem_Strings As String() = _
ThisMenuItem.Text.Split(",")

Dim TextSize As SizeF = _
e.Graphics.MeasureString(ThisMenuItem_Strings(0).Replace("&", ""), SystemInformation.MenuFont)

e.ItemWidth = TextSize.Width + 30

If ThisMenuItem.Text = "-" Then
e.ItemHeight = 3
Else
e.ItemHeight = 22
End If

End Sub

Added the following:

Private Sub mnuFileNew_DrawItem(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DrawItemEventArgs) Handles mnuFileNew.DrawItem, mnuFileOpen.DrawItem
On Error Resume Next

Dim ThisMenuItem As MenuItem = sender
Dim ThisMenuItem_Brush As Brush
Dim ThisMenuItem_Strings As String() = _
ThisMenuItem.Text.Split(",")
Dim ThisMenuItem_Icon As Icon = _
CType(res.GetObject( _
ThisMenuItem_Strings(1)), System.Drawing.Icon)
Dim ThisMenuItem_Rect As RectangleF = New _
RectangleF(30, e.Bounds.Top, _
e.Bounds.Width - 30, e.Bounds.Height)

If ((e.State And DrawItemState.Selected) = _
DrawItemState.Selected) And ((e.State And _
DrawItemState.Disabled) <> _
DrawItemState.Disabled) Then
' DRAW THE "SELECTED ITEM" BOX
ThisMenuItem_Brush = New _
SolidBrush( _
SystemColors.InactiveCaptionText)
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(ThisMenuItem_Brush, _
e.Bounds)
ThisMenuItem_Brush.Dispose()
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle( _
SystemPens.Highlight, e.Bounds.X, _
e.Bounds.Y, e.Bounds.Width - 1, _
e.Bounds.Height - 1)
' DRAW THE ICON WITH DROPSHADOW
Dim img As Image = _
ThisMenuItem_Icon.ToBitmap()
ControlPaint.DrawImageDisabled( _
e.Graphics, img, e.Bounds.Left + 4, _
e.Bounds.Top + 4, _
SystemColors.InactiveCaptionText)
e.Graphics.DrawIcon(ThisMenuItem_Icon, _
e.Bounds.Left + 2, e.Bounds.Top + 2)
Else
' DRAW THE BACKGROUND
e.Graphics.FillRectangle( _
SystemBrushes.Control, e.Bounds.Left, _
e.Bounds.Top, 22, e.Bounds.Height)
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(SystemBrushes.Menu, _
e.Bounds.Left + 22, e.Bounds.Top, _
e.Bounds.Width, e.Bounds.Height)

' IF THIS IS A SEPARATOR, DRAW IT AND BAIL OUT
If ThisMenuItem.Text = "-" Then
e.Graphics.DrawLine( _
SystemPens.ControlDark, 30, _
e.Bounds.Top + 1, e.Bounds.Right, _
e.Bounds.Top + 1)
Exit Sub
End If

' DRAW THE ICON
If ((e.State And DrawItemState.Disabled) <> _
DrawItemState.Disabled) Then
e.Graphics.DrawIcon(ThisMenuItem_Icon, _
e.Bounds.Left + 3, e.Bounds.Top + 3)
Else
Dim img As Image = _
ThisMenuItem_Icon.ToBitmap()
ControlPaint.DrawImageDisabled( _
e.Graphics, img, e.Bounds.Left + 3, _
e.Bounds.Top + 3, _
SystemColors.InactiveCaptionText)
End If
End If

' DRAW THE TEXT
If (e.State And DrawItemState.Disabled) = _
DrawItemState.Disabled Then
ThisMenuItem_Brush = New _
SolidBrush(SystemColors.GrayText)
e.Graphics.DrawString( _
ThisMenuItem_Strings(0), _
SystemInformation.MenuFont, _
ThisMenuItem_Brush, ThisMenuItem_Rect, _
sfMenuItem)
ThisMenuItem_Brush.Dispose()
Else
e.Graphics.DrawString( _
ThisMenuItem_Strings(0), _
SystemInformation.MenuFont, _
SystemBrushes.ControlText, _
ThisMenuItem_Rect, sfMenuItem)
End If
End Sub

The last block of code I am getting the "Error"...

Also:

Where is this pulling the icon from? Is this why I am getting an error? I have not added any icons to the program... also the following:

"The text before the comma will be drawn as the menu text, and the text after the comma is the item's icon name in your resource file."

How do I add a "Resource File" to my application?
Like I said I am new so please help me... Detailed explanation of this process would be a +++ !

Thanks in advance..

Anjari