Use PictureBox.Imag e or DrawImage?

[Just Me]

I do the following where sss is a string equal to a filename.

PictureBox.Imag e = = New Bitmap(sss)

It occurred to me that the file will be locked until the picturebox is
disposed at the program end.

Would it make more sense to use DrawImage.

I mean, is that what programmers typically do?

Thanks

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

If you open the bitmap with a filestream you won't lock the file.

Dim fs As New System.IO.FileS tream("C:\camer a.bmp",
IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Dim bm As New Bitmap(fs)

fs.Close()
PictureBox1.Ima ge = bm
Ken
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"Just Me" <ne********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
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I do the following where sss is a string equal to a filename.

PictureBox.Imag e = = New Bitmap(sss)

It occurred to me that the file will be locked until the picturebox is
disposed at the program end.

Would it make more sense to use DrawImage.

I mean, is that what programmers typically do?

Thanks

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[Just Me]

Perfect - thanks a lot

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
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Hi,

If you open the bitmap with a filestream you won't lock the file.

Dim fs As New System.IO.FileS tream("C:\camer a.bmp",
IO.FileMode.Ope n)
Dim bm As New Bitmap(fs)

fs.Close()
PictureBox1.Ima ge = bm
Ken
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"Just Me" <ne********@a-znet.com> wrote in message
news:Og******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl:

I do the following where sss is a string equal to a filename.

PictureBox.Imag e = = New Bitmap(sss)

It occurred to me that the file will be locked until the picturebox is
disposed at the program end.

Would it make more sense to use DrawImage.

I mean, is that what programmers typically do?

Thanks

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