6 Replies Latest reply on Jul 26, 2016 7:59 AM by Amen Allah Jlili

What is the best way to deal with Image buttons?

Edwin Thompson Jul 22, 2016 4:05 PM

I have some image buttons on a form and am interested in how others have handled some of the issues:

1. What is the best way to "store" the image within the form? Currently I am loading a bitmap but these bitmaps need to be on a directory that is independent from the program. It would be nice if the images could be stored within the form. Is there a good way to do this?

2. What is the best method for dealing with image button images? There is an "up" image, a "down" image, and a "deactivated" image for each button.

3. Is there a better way of dealing with image buttons than to use "images"?

Thank you in advance.

Re: What is the best way to deal with Image buttons?

Christian Chu Jul 22, 2016 4:44 PM (in response to Edwin Thompson)

are you writing an add-in or a macro
For add-in, you can actually embed the image into your program
For macro, you can break the link
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  Amen Allah Jlili Jul 22, 2016 8:01 PM (in response to Christian Chu)
  
  You can add them to your assembly resources folder and pull them whenever needed using the resource manager. More information here on MSDN: Retrieving Resources with the ResourceManager Class
  
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  Edwin Thompson Jul 25, 2016 7:34 PM (in response to Christian Chu)
  
  This is a stand alone exe when done. Please explain how to break the link. Thank you.
  
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    Christian Chu Jul 26, 2016 12:35 AM (in response to Edwin Thompson)
    
    Edwin,
    If you are using .NET to write a standalone then you can embed the images into your program
    
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      Edwin Thompson Jul 26, 2016 4:03 AM (in response to Christian Chu)
      
      I am using VS2008 to write a VB.Net standalone. Where can the images be embed in the program?
      
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        Amen Allah Jlili Jul 26, 2016 7:59 AM (in response to Edwin Thompson)
        
        Hey Ed! Go to your project's properties and then click the resources tab to add images!
        
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