So nobody knows how to make a custom mouse cursor, eh?

I've now asked how three times in this forum with no answers. So I went to
the 'windowsforms' newsgroup, and found this post, also unanswered, with
the same problem:

"Hello,

I've tried to find something on this in the newsgroups but came up with
nada:

I'm trying to create a custom cursor in VS2005. I have a .cur file
that I have put in my "Resources" folder. The resource manager does
not recognize the .cur extension and puts it under the generic "Files"
category (vs. "Images", "Icons", "Strings", etc.)

When I try to refer to the cursor, like:
Properties.Reso urces.arrowTran s, apparently it comes out to a byte[].
How can I convert this into a Cursor object?

I used to have code in 2003 that used the GetManifestReso urceStream
method, but that doesn't work. And how does the
"BaseApplicatio nManifest" option work in the "Build Action" item (vs.
"None", "Embedded Resource", "Compile", and "Content") in the file
Properties window?

Thanks,
Jon"

And nobody has responded to him for the last MONTH. I just recently posted
almost the exact same question today, so I guess I'm out of luck until at
least next year to find out how to do this...lol

So I guess nobody knows how to use.CUR files or make a custom cursor form
a bitmap. Don't feel too bad. Neither does MSDN2, as their example doesn't
work...

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

So I guess MS itself is keeping this a secret. Oh goody! : )

[==P==]

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

So I guess MS itself is keeping this a secret. Oh goody! : )

[==P==]

"Peter Oliphant" <po*******@Roun dTripInc.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

So I guess MS itself is keeping this a secret. Oh goody! : )

[==P==]

Just realized I could better post the complete sample.

// command line build:
// cl /clr ccursor.cpp /link
/assemblyresourc e:Cursor1.Cur,C ustomCursor.Cur sor1.Cur

#using "System.dll "
#using "System.drawing .dll"
#using "System.Windows .Forms.dll"
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing ;
using namespace System::Windows ::Forms;

namespace CustomCursor
{
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows ::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1()
{
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing ::Size( 292, 266 );
this->Text = "Cursor Example";
this->Cursor = gcnew System::Windows ::Forms::Cursor (
GetType(),"Curs or1.Cur" );
}

};
}

[STAThread]
int main()
{
Application::Ru n( gcnew CustomCursor::F orm1 );
}

Willy.

The code you listed is verbatim the code sample provided by MS on their
webpage I gave a link to that I've tested and doesn't work (at least for
me it doesn't):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

Have you tried the code? Does it work for you (note: it compiles just
fine, but it doesn't run just fine (null exception error)...

[==P==]

"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi************ *@telenet.be> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP09.phx.gbl.. .

"Peter Oliphant" <po*******@Roun dTripInc.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

So I guess MS itself is keeping this a secret. Oh goody! : )

[==P==]

Just realized I could better post the complete sample.

// command line build:
// cl /clr ccursor.cpp /link
/assemblyresourc e:Cursor1.Cur,C ustomCursor.Cur sor1.Cur

#using "System.dll "
#using "System.drawing .dll"
#using "System.Windows .Forms.dll"
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing ;
using namespace System::Windows ::Forms;

namespace CustomCursor
{
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows ::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1()
{
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing ::Size( 292, 266 );
this->Text = "Cursor Example";
this->Cursor = gcnew System::Windows ::Forms::Cursor (
GetType(),"Curs or1.Cur" );
}

};
}

[STAThread]
int main()
{
Application::Ru n( gcnew CustomCursor::F orm1 );
}

Willy.

The code you listed is verbatim the code sample provided by MS on their
webpage I gave a link to that I've tested and doesn't work (at least for
me it doesn't):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

Have you tried the code? Does it work for you (note: it compiles just
fine, but it doesn't run just fine (null exception error)...

[==P==]

"Willy Denoyette [MVP]" <wi************ *@telenet.be> wrote in message
news:%2******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP09.phx.gbl.. .

"Peter Oliphant" <po*******@Roun dTripInc.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP14.phx.gbl. ..

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...ms.cursor.aspx

So I guess MS itself is keeping this a secret. Oh goody! : )

[==P==]

Just realized I could better post the complete sample.

// command line build:
// cl /clr ccursor.cpp /link
/assemblyresourc e:Cursor1.Cur,C ustomCursor.Cur sor1.Cur

#using "System.dll "
#using "System.drawing .dll"
#using "System.Windows .Forms.dll"
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Drawing ;
using namespace System::Windows ::Forms;

namespace CustomCursor
{
public ref class Form1: public System::Windows ::Forms::Form
{
public:
Form1()
{
this->ClientSize = System::Drawing ::Size( 292, 266 );
this->Text = "Cursor Example";
this->Cursor = gcnew System::Windows ::Forms::Cursor (
GetType(),"Curs or1.Cur" );
}

};
}

[STAThread]
int main()
{
Application::Ru n( gcnew CustomCursor::F orm1 );
}

Willy.