Loading animated cursor resource

[Bubbles Van]

I'm trying to load an animated cursor resource directly from the exe file.
I have added it in into the assembly and set it's build action to embedded
resource.

I have a function written as follows:

Private Function GetResCursor(ByVal strIdentifier As String) As Cursor
Return New
Cursor([Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream( strIdenti
fier))
End Function

When I call the function with the following:
m_BusyCursor = GetResCursor("FileSearch.cross.cur")
everything works just fine and I'm able to change the cursor.

However, when I call GetResCursor with this:
m_BusyCursor = GetResCursor("FileSearch.busy.ani")
and specify an animated cursor, I receive the following exception:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred
in system.windows.forms.dll
Additional information: Invalid image format. The image file may be
corrupt.

I know the image isn't corrupt as I'm able to use this animated cursor file
under mouse properties.

Any suggestions???

Thanks

Brant

[Armin Zingler]

"Bubbles Van" <bu***************@hotmail.com> schrieb

However, when I call GetResCursor with this:
m_BusyCursor = GetResCursor("FileSearch.busy.ani")
and specify an animated cursor, I receive the following exception:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException'
occurred
in system.windows.forms.dll
Additional information: Invalid image format. The image file
may be
corrupt.

See the docs for the Cursor class. Animated cursors are not supported.
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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Bubbles Van" <bu***************@hotmail.com> scripsit:

I'm trying to load an animated cursor resource directly from the exe file.
I have added it in into the assembly and set it's build action to embedded
resource.

Maybe this article helps:

<http://vbaccelerator.com/article.asp?id=4565>

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
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