in my vb6 program, i load hundreds of windows metafile format (.wmf) images.

jpeg does not give me the resolution i need and bitmap images are to big, wmf is just right.

when i load the wmf images into a vb-2008 form, they do not have near enough resolution.

the original images are 700 pixels wide and 400 pixels high .. (about) 1.5 inches by 3/4 inches

the vb6 picture box is (about) .. 4 inches wide by 2.5 inches high

the vb-2008 picture box is (about) 5 by 3 .. i did preserve aspect ratios

in both cases i used the (stretch) property of the picture box.

i used the following vb-2008 code to load a map.

dim mapx as new drawing.bitmap ("c:\dirx\mapx")
picturebox . image = mapx

??? why are the images blurry in vb-2008 ???

??? is there different code i should use to load a wmf image ???

thanks

jerry gentry .. wa0h

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jerry gentry .. i am not retired .. but after 47 years of computer programming .. i got so old that nobody will hire me anymore.