new icon for custom control

[rodchar]

hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in
my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to
the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox
and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[Peter Proost]

Hi

<ToolboxBitmap("your path to bitmap")> Public Class YourClass

end class

hth

Peter

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in
my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to
the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox
and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[Mick Doherty]

http://www.bobpowell.net/toolboxbitmap.htm

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"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1**********************************@microsof t.com...

hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in
my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to
the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox
and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[Dennis]

Great. What's the syntax for an embedded bitmap or Icon?

"Peter Proost" wrote:

Hi

<ToolboxBitmap("your path to bitmap")> Public Class YourClass

end class

hth

Peter

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1**********************************@microsof t.com...

hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in
my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to
the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox
and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[Peter Proost]

this gets an image out of the assembly

Dim TheAssembly As System.Reflection.Assembly =
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
Dim TheStream As System.IO.Stream
'The image name must be fully qualified with the assembly name and its
extension, case sensitive
TheStream =
TheAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream("WindowsAppl ication1.FileName.bmp")
Button1.Image = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(TheStream)

I hth because I have't got time to test if it's usefull in toolboxbitmap
case

"Dennis" <De****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Great. What's the syntax for an embedded bitmap or Icon?

"Peter Proost" wrote:

Hi

<ToolboxBitmap("your path to bitmap")> Public Class YourClass

end class

hth

Peter

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1**********************************@microsof t.com...

hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[rodchar]

thanks everyone, this helped.

"rodchar" wrote:

hey all,

i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in
my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to
the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.

i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox
and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.

does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.

thanks,
rodchar

[Dennis]

Thanks...I'll give it try.

"Peter Proost" wrote:

this gets an image out of the assembly

Dim TheAssembly As System.Reflection.Assembly =
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
Dim TheStream As System.IO.Stream
'The image name must be fully qualified with the assembly name and its
extension, case sensitive
TheStream =
TheAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream("WindowsAppl ication1.FileName.bmp")
Button1.Image = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(TheStream)

I hth because I have't got time to test if it's usefull in toolboxbitmap
case

"Dennis" <De****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C3**********************************@microsof t.com...

Great. What's the syntax for an embedded bitmap or Icon?

"Peter Proost" wrote:

Hi

<ToolboxBitmap("your path to bitmap")> Public Class YourClass

end class

hth

Peter

"rodchar" <ro*****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hey all,
>
> i'm trying to add an image to my custom control so that it looks unique in > my toolbox. i saw in a webcast that all you had to do was add the image to > the project and change the Build Action property to Embedded Resource.
>
> i did that, recompiled it. but when i delete the old item from the toolbox > and add the new dll it still shows the default icon.
>
> does the image need to be a certain size or something, i'm at a loss.
>
> thanks,
> rodchar