third party or windows component

[rosetavb]

hi,

 

I am developing a program that has many .jpeg files in it. what method is

the best to use for working with them in the program. I have not worked

with picture files before. in this program you should be able to add ,

show,delete a picture. if any good and easy thing that can edit pictures

that would be a plus. any third party or a windows tool that can help me.

 

any information, article, software , any clue in this regard is appriciated

roseta.

[Iceplug]

Well, you can use an arraylist of bitmaps.

 

Like:

Dim Jpgs As ArrayList 'Declare the arraylist.

 

Jpgs = New Arraylist(50) 'Initialize the arraylist.

 

Jpgs.Add(New Bitmap(filename)) 'Add a bitmap to the arraylist.

 

Dim Pic As Bitmap = DirectCast(Jpgs(0), Bitmap) :)

'Retrieve an item from the arraylist.

[DiverDan]

Visual Basic .Net by Evangelos Petroutsos has an excellent section on bitmap editing using managed code with VB's standard controls. You'll probably be able to accomplish everything you need with this book.

 

Also, depending on the size of the jpeg files, you might be better off "storing" them on the hard drive. The book will explain (step by step) everything about this for you.