hi
declare following api functions in the form
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function GetMenu Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSubMenu Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPos As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetMenuItemID Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPos As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function ModifyMenu Lib "user32" Alias "ModifyMenuA" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPosition As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal wIDNewItem As Long, ByVal lpString As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SetMenuItemBitmaps Lib "user32" (ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal nPosition As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long, ByVal hBitmapUnchecked As Long, ByVal hBitmapChecked As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateBitmap Lib "gdi32" (ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal nPlanes As Long, ByVal nBitCount As Long, lpBits As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare Function PatBlt Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal dwRop As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSystemMetrics Lib "user32" (ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
add an image list control in the form and name it imgPictures
insert the required pictures in the imgPictures
now add the following code in form_load event
Dim i%
Dim hMenu, hSubMenu, menuID, x
hMenu = GetMenu(hwnd)
hSubMenu = GetSubMenu(hMenu, 0)
For i = 1 To 4
menuID = GetMenuItemID(hSubMenu, i - 1)
x = SetMenuItemBitmaps(hMenu, menuID, &H4, imgPictures.ListImages(i).Picture, imgPictures.ListImages(i).Picture)
Next
menuID = GetMenuItemID(hSubMenu, 5)
x = SetMenuItemBitmaps(hMenu, menuID, 0, imgPictures.ListImages(5).Picture, 0&)
regards
manpreet singh dhillon hoshiarpur