storing data in a picture

[rnd me]

i need to store some binary data in a file larger than allowed as a resource.
i am looking for a function that will read a file in binary mode, and store the bytes as a picture.

reading in 3 byte chuncks, it would set the R,g, and b values equivalent to the read data.

has anyone done this before, or better yet, have a module/function/snippet for this task?

i noticed that once compiled, any loaded pics on a form are packeged into the EXE.

[schoolbusdriver]

i need to store some binary data in a file larger than allowed as a resource

Not quite the answer to your query, but - although MS documentation states there is an individual file size limit of 64kb for files stored in a .res (and I've mistakenly quoted this in the past), this isn't quite true. In 16-bit versions of VB, the limit's 64kb. In 32-bit versions it's more like 4Gb when stored as a custom resource.

[rory]

maybe not what you want, but you could store data in your EXE ..

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...89#post2523489

[rnd me]

although MS documentation states there is an individual file size limit of 64kb for files stored in a .res (and I've mistakenly quoted this in the past), this isn't quite true. In 16-bit versions of VB, the limit's 64kb. In 32-bit versions it's more like 4Gb...

that will learn me not to trust M$!
i just added a large video file, and it works fine.

thanks!

[schoolbusdriver]

No prob Glad to know I'm still of some use in my dotage (or should that be .age )