Embedded icon file - how to reference?

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Wayne Hoover

I have an embedded icon resource in my project - I need to reference this
icon for a grid cell. I've tried using the following but it does not work. Any
help
appreciated:

Dim im As System.Drawing.Image
im = CType(getobject("CHECKMRK.ICO"),System.Drawing.Image) <-- Fails here.
g_mainform.fg.SetCellImage(g_mainform.FG.Row, 5, im)
 
Hi,

Dim ico As Icon

Dim p As System.Reflection.Assembly =
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()

ico = New System.Drawing.Icon(p.GetManifestResourceStream(Me.GetType,
"Icon1.ico"))



Ken
 
Thanks, Ken.

W.

Ken Tucker said:
Hi,

Dim ico As Icon

Dim p As System.Reflection.Assembly =
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()

ico = New System.Drawing.Icon(p.GetManifestResourceStream(Me.GetType,
"Icon1.ico"))



Ken
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* "Wayne Hoover said:
I have an embedded icon resource in my project - I need to reference this
icon for a grid cell.
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Add the icon file to your project and set its 'Build Action' property to
'Embedded Resource'. You can use the code below to load the icon at
runtime:

\\\
foo.Icon = _
New Icon( _
[Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream( _
"WindowsApplication1.Ball.ico" _
) _
)
///

'WindowsApplication1' is the root namespace of the application, "Ball.ico"
is the icon's filename.
 
Hi Herfried --

I tried the prior response and now get this:

g_mainform.fg.SetCellImage(g_mainform.FG.Row, 5, chkMarkico)

Value of type 'System.Drawing.Icon' cannot be converted to
'System.Drawing.Image'.

Any help appreciated!


Herfried K. Wagner said:
* "Wayne Hoover said:
I have an embedded icon resource in my project - I need to reference this
icon for a grid cell.
Click to expand...

Add the icon file to your project and set its 'Build Action' property to
'Embedded Resource'. You can use the code below to load the icon at
runtime:

\\\
foo.Icon = _
New Icon( _
[Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream( _
"WindowsApplication1.Ball.ico" _
) _
)
///

'WindowsApplication1' is the root namespace of the application, "Ball.ico"
is the icon's filename.
Click to expand...
 
* "Wayne Hoover said:
I tried the prior response and now get this:

g_mainform.fg.SetCellImage(g_mainform.FG.Row, 5, chkMarkico)

Value of type 'System.Drawing.Icon' cannot be converted to
'System.Drawing.Image'.

Any help appreciated!
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Icons are not images for .NET! You may want to use a bitmap instead of
an icon.
 
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