Image directory..

[Lanc1988]

I have images in my program, so if i just copy the .exe compiled program I made and move it to another computer, it wont open because the image is missing.

 

I am looking for a code that will know the directory where the file is, because I plan to zip all the needed files and once they are unzipped to any location on someone's computer I want the program to know the directory to it.

 

So is there a code that can do this? Or is there a code that will let the program open and just not display the images if they aren't found?

[dynamic_sysop]

why not embed the images ( on your vs menu , click project , add an existing item , choose the images , then when they are listed in your project , set them as " Embedded Resource files " )

then you wont need to search for the images.

[aewarnick]

If you are going to do that though, make sure you use a compressed image format because they will be embedded exactly as they are with the same size and bytes.

 

Then you can get the images like this:

 

Stream s= System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(name);

if(s==null) return null;

return (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(s);

 

name is the namespace of your project followed by a dot, then the exact name of the file including the extention.

 

Mine would be

AW.embeddedImage.png

[Lanc1988]

Ok thx, I like the embedded idea. I will try it now and see how well it works.

[Lanc1988]

aewarnick.. im not sure where to put:

 

Stream s= System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(name);

if(s==null) return null;

return (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(s);

 

Does it go in the code for the PictureBox?

 

Also im not sure about the namespace of my project? Would that be the name of it, whats its saved as?:confused:

[Lanc1988]

I have changed them to 'embedded resource' but now i dont know where to put the code to display them.

[aewarnick]

That was actually part of a whole method sub or function.

All you need is

Stream s= System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(name);

Bitmap b= (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(s);

[Lanc1988]

What parts of that need changed? And to what?

[Lanc1988]

My embedded file is: Treasure.jpg

[aewarnick]

Stream s= System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("YourNamespace.Treasure.jpg");

Bitmap b= (Bitmap)Bitmap.FromStream(s);

 

Also, Stream is located in the System.IO namespace.