Hello,

I'm trying to create a custom bitmap for the icon of a windows control, so that when the control is added to the toolbox, it will appear with this new bitmap. What I was told was the image needs to be 16-bit, and be 16x16. I named the control Estimator.vb, and the 16 bit, 16x16 bitmap is named Estimated.bmp. They both are in the same directory, but it's not taking it. When I compile the project, it won't use it; uses standard gear.

I couldn't get this to work in 1.1/2003, and I can't get it to work in 2/2005. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Brian

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Brian

Hi Brian,

I don't know if you have found the solution yet, and I haven't used 2005, but here is how you can do it in 2003.

Add a reference to the System.Drawing.dll in project explorer if it isn't already there. Use the Imports statement at the top of your code to add a reference to System.Drawing.

Change the name of your bitmap to the name of your class (NameOfClass.bmp). Change it's "Build Action" property to "Embedded Resource".

Add this line immediately before your class declaration:

<ToolboxBitmap(GetType(NameOfClass))> _

Don't forget to use the line continuation character.

Build the control. You should now have your image on the toolbar.

J

Hey,

I was using the other constructor by providing the name to the file but it isn't "pulling it in" so to speak. It still uses the old icon. It's 16 color, 16x16 which is the requirements that I found.

I'll try that.

Brian

Hey,

Still nothing.

Brian

Did you change it to a bitmap? If you want to send me the project, I can take a look at it.

Actually, it would probably be better if you just duplicated the changing of the icon in a 2003 project and sent that because I don't have 2005 installed. It should only take you a minute or so to do it.

J

16 x 16 bitmap.

And did you remove it from the toolbar and re-add it? Sorry if it seems like I am asking the obvious, but I am not really sure why you are having so much trouble.

J

I'm having exactly the same problem. The only way that I've been able to make it work is to use a string that contains the full path name. That's not the way I wanted to do it, but it worked.

maybe you can just rename the extension to *.ico

I think it's supposed to be a bitmap, though I gave up on this anyway.

Brian