Help needed with picture box problem

[Flinty]

I am trying to pass a variable containing the name of an image into the loadpicture method of a picture box. As I wish to do this with various different images I cannot enter the literal name of the image. So far I have been unable to do this, so help is needed.

Flinty

[Rabbit]

It would help to see the code.

[Flinty]

Private Sub lstTrophy_Click()
Dim FilName
    lstWinners.Clear 
    txtHistory.Text = ""
    Aname = Trim(lstTrophy.Text) 
    FilName = "C:\TrophyPics\Aname"
'Show picture of trophy.
pic1.Picture = LoadPicture(FilName)
 
End Sub
 

Run time Error 53
File not found

[Rabbit]

Your FilName variable contains no picture file.

[Flinty]

Sorry, I did not explain that AName is a global variable and holds the image name contained in the listbox.text value. Then FilName is the complete path of the directory and the image name. I have tried various combinations of variables and just using the listbox.text value, all to no avail.

[Rabbit]

Like I said in my first post. Your FilName variable doesn't contain the image name. You say it contains the image name. But it doesn't. At least not in the code you're showing me. If you're showing me code that is different from what you're using, there's no way for me to help you.

[Flinty]

Rabbit,
I am sorry if you cannot follow my code. The names of the images are held in a listbox(lstTrophy). The images themselves are located in a folder named TrophyPics in the root C directory. When the user clicks on a name in the listbox, the image of that name is meant to show in the picturebox(pic1). That's about as simple as I can make it. Thanks for your continued attention.
P.S. I am aware it's a bit clunky and I may modify it to use a different method of storing images.

[Rabbit]

I have no trouble following your code. The problem is that your explanation of the code does not follow your code. You say the FilName has the image name in it.

Here is your code

FilName = "C:\TrophyPics\Aname"

It clearly does not contain an image name. If you are attempting to append the value of your Aname variable, that is not how you do it. Variables do not auto expand in strings. If you want to concatenate the value of the variable, you need to do this:

FilName = "C:\TrophyPics\" & Aname

[Flinty]

Rabbit,
Thank you for that. A simple & operator was all it took. Lesson learned as I wasn't aware it was needed!