How can it be done?

[capri]

Hi,

How can I make a program (is at all possible) that allows the user to make a slideshow file with pictures (added by the user) that he can run later without running the first program??????

Cheers,

/C

[Jim Davis]

it will be a complex editor, my only suggestion is go here and eat some line of codes..
there u will be found a lots of great examples the same parts of your projekt..

[capri]

Thanks Jim Davis

I followed your link

Do you have any suggestions on what I should search
All mine returned zero or something uninteresting (at this point)


/C

[Jim Davis]

huh i think you will need a lots of things.. how ur projekt will works? like MS PowerPoint?

[MrPolite]

umm this sounds pretty stupid but I dont know any other way.
You can save each picture using the SavePicture command, and then you can add all files to one file, separating each with a special string as your file separator. So you save all the pictures in a data file
then when you wanna load the images, you can separate all the files in the data file and save them as separate files again. then use loadpicture() to load each file


sounds pretty stupid but I have no clue how else you would do it

[capri]

I was thinking of something like this

The user chooses a couple of pictures that he has stored on his harddrive or something
He adds these pictures to a slideshow
Creates a slideshow file containing these pictures

He should now be able to use this "slideshow file" to view his pictures without having to have the other program
ie it must be able to run on its own

Is this possible???

/C

[Arc]

I'm not sure i understand.


You want a program that will create a SLideshow that will then run independently of the original program?


Not possible.

[MrPolite]

I think he wants something like powerpoint. You add everything in a single powerpoint file and then you run it with powerpoint. But he probably wants to have 2 programs: one for adding the pics and one for viewing them

[capri]

OK thanks Arc

At least I don't have to think about that prob anymore

/C

[Arc]

If you just want to make a slide show program that allows users to create thier own slide shows and run them on your rpogram, that's pretty easy and i'd be glad to help.

[Jim Davis]

it looks like you must need a HOST APPLICATION for play your slideshow.. so.. write first an editor to create the SS, then write a player for this slideshow.


its not too hard, you can do it

in the player just load the files sequentially and then show them.. place a timer for produce some delay between 2 images..

how you can show the image?
Set Form1.Picture = LoadPicture(App.Path + "\MyPic.bmp")

[MrPolite]

Originally posted by Arc
If you just want to make a slide show program that allows users to create thier own slide shows and run them on your rpogram, that's pretty easy and i'd be glad to help.

I would like to know about it
What would you do for the pictures? how would you add them in a file? the way I said it sounds a little wierd.

[capri]

Thanks Arc

I've already done a slideshow app
It would have been good though if someone without any prog knowledge could make an slideshow file(with my app) and then share that file with friends and so on

I have to try to come up with something else instead

/C

[Arc]

If your friend also has your APP then you could do this.

You Could write a file that tells your app what to do and then you zip up the pictures and the file and send them to your friend who also has you app and then runs the file.

I thought you ment you wanted the file to run by itslef without your app.

[capri]

Sorry I can see I am not very clear

What I meant by my last post was

It would have been good if I could do a slideshow file that could be run independently then you could share that file with friends and so on

but since you said it is not possible I have to do something else

/C

[MrPolite]

actually I think it IS possible. What you have to do is to add the images to your exe file. It's not very easy I guess and I dont think it's a very good idea to modify an exe, but I think you can do it. dunno how

[Arc]

If i understand correctly, he wants to create a slide show file that will run by itslef with no help from any program...


This is not possible as you have to have something to play back the file. Files can't run themselves.