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Loading icons other than BMP at runtime?

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Topic: Loading icons other than BMP at runtime?

Posted By: Spyder
Subject: Loading icons other than BMP at runtime?
Date Posted: 14 March 2005 at 7:05pm

I need to load files that could be gif, jpg or bmp at runtime as toolbar icons.

The AddIcon() method claims to take a handle to an icon, but this doesn't work (VB6):

Call CommandBars.Icons.AddIcon(LoadPicture("path\to\image.gif").H andle, newBtn.id, xtpImageNormal)

Anyone had luck loading a picture that isn't a BMP?

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Posted By: Spyder
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:02pm

bump... nobody has any ideas? :(

Posted By: robs
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 6:36pm

Try this:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Controls/ImageLi st/index.asp

I use it for icons w command bar. Works good.

I think I've tried gif and it worked. Can't remember.

good luck

Posted By: Spyder
Date Posted: 16 March 2005 at 7:05pm

I thought about using something like that, but I'd rather not add that much code just for this.

Maybe I can extract just the load picture code, hrmm. It doesn't help that the AddIcon() method documentation does not specify how to specify an image handle...

Posted By: Spyder
Date Posted: 18 March 2005 at 12:54am

OK that nearly worked, but the VBALImageList doesn't support loading images that are different dimensions to the one defined internally.

Guess I'll have to submit this as a support request...

Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 18 March 2005 at 7:24am

LoadPicture.Handle retrieve HBITMAP not HICON.

try CommandBars.Icons.AddBitmap instead.

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Oleg, Support Team
CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Posted By: Spyder
Date Posted: 20 March 2005 at 4:46pm

That worked, thanks!

You may want to document that method, I couldn't find it in the docs anywhere.