Load vb6 stdPicture from vb.net

[Metallicore]

Does anyone know how to load a vb6 stdPicture (in an
existing DLL) from vb.net?

System.Drawing.Image is not the same thing as stdPicture
in vb6.

[Pieter Philippaerts]

"Metallicore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

Does anyone know how to load a vb6 stdPicture (in an
existing DLL) from vb.net?
System.Drawing.Image is not the same thing as stdPicture
in vb6.

If I remember correctly, the StdPicture object has a 'Handle' property [that
returned a Long in VB classic].
You can pass that value as the hBitmap parameter of the Image.FromHbitmap
method and it will return a .NET Bitmap instance.

If the StdPicture also has a Palette property [I seem to remember something
like that, but I'm unsure], you can use the second overload of the
FromHbitmap method to pass that palette handle also.

Regards,
Pieter Philippaerts
Managed SSL/TLS: http://www.mentalis.org/go.php?sl

[Metallicore]

If I understand you correctly, I'd have to change the vb6
dll, I cannot. It has a property that accepts a
StdPicture. I want to send it a bitmap from a VB.Net app.

-----Original Message-----
"Metallicore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

Does anyone know how to load a vb6 stdPicture (in an
existing DLL) from vb.net?
System.Drawing.Image is not the same thing as stdPicture in vb6.

If I remember correctly, the StdPicture object has

a 'Handle' property [thatreturned a Long in VB classic].
You can pass that value as the hBitmap parameter of the Image.FromHbitmapmethod and it will return a .NET Bitmap instance.

If the StdPicture also has a Palette property [I seem to remember somethinglike that, but I'm unsure], you can use the second overload of theFromHbitmap method to pass that palette handle also.

Regards,
Pieter Philippaerts
Managed SSL/TLS: http://www.mentalis.org/go.php?sl
.

[Sheky]

Public Class ImageConverter
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.AxHost
' converts a IPicture to .Net image format

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New("3AFF760D-9937-4f65-95B7-258AB7CB4E78")
End Sub

Public Shared Function ImageToIPicture(ByVal Image As _
System.Drawing.Image) As stdole.StdPicture
ImageToIPicture = AxHost.GetIPictureFromPicture(Image)
End Function

Public Shared Function IPictureToImage(ByVal Image As
stdole.StdPicture) _ As System.Drawing.Image
IPictureToImage = AxHost.GetPictureFromIPicture(Image)
End Function
End Class

"Metallicore" <an*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<0a****************************@phx.gbl>...

Does anyone know how to load a vb6 stdPicture (in an
existing DLL) from vb.net?

System.Drawing.Image is not the same thing as stdPicture
in vb6.