[RESOLVED] Resource Files

[TomGibbons]

How can I store some images in a resource file at design time and fill a picture box with one at run time?

I've searched a bit on the internet but have yet to return anything I can make sense out of :-/

Thanks

[Pirate]

Right click your project name in the solution explorer , then add new item or add existing item , then browse to your resource file (whether image , wav , icon) . When done , and the resource is there , change Build Action to embedded resource .

[TomGibbons]

Thanks. Ok, I've put the JPGs in the resource file, how do I fill a picture box with one of them?

[Pirate]

After you have added a resource image , use this :

Note , you have to change filename to your actuall project name without spaces .

private void LoadResource()
		{

			string filename="YourProjectNameHere.ImageNameHere.jpg";
			try 
			{
				pictureBox1.Image = new Bitmap(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(filename) );

			}
			catch (Exception x)
			{
				MessageBox.Show(x.Message);
			}
		}

[Pirate]

BTW , you need to use :

using System.Reflection;

at the top .

[TomGibbons]

Ok, I've not done it right. Could someone please explain this from the beginning (adding the jpegs)?

Thank you :-/

[Pirate]

Originally posted by TomGibbons
Ok, I've not done it right. Could someone please explain this from the beginning (adding the jpegs)?

Are you getting any specific error ? What part you couldn't do ?

[Pirate]

Here's a demo . If you followed the above steps , then do the code as in the demo .

[Pirate]

opps

[TomGibbons]

Ok, so how do you load the pictures into the resource file in the first place? I obviously didn't do that correctly

[Pirate]

Steps :
1-Right click your project name in the solution explorer(not the solution name) , then select from the menu Add new item (if you are going to draw the image in the IDE ) or Add existing item (to add existing image or wav file on your harddrive )
2-Then browse to your resource file (whether image , wav , icon) . You might need to change file type in the dropdown list in the Openfile dialog .
3-When done , and the resource file is there , select your image , and change Build Action in properties window to embedded resource .
4-Use the code I pasted above .

[TomGibbons]

Thanks