"UJ" <f***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23EFivPGRGHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I've got an image I want to embed in a dll to use on a screen later. I've
> got it in a resource file, got it to compile in to the dll. The problem is
> getting it back out. It seems like my problem is in the get resource code.
>
> The code I'm using is:
>
>
>                System.Reflection.Assembly myAssembly;
>                myAssembly = this.GetType().Assembly;
>
>                // Creates the ResourceManager.
>                System.Resources.ResourceManager myManager = new
>
> System.Resources.ResourceManager("Marlin.VisualControls", myAssembly);
>
>                // Retrieves Image resource.
>               System.Drawing.Image myImage;
>               myImage =
> (System.Drawing.Image)myManager.GetObject("ECSStartupGraphic");
>
> I can't tell whether it's the resource manager that is set up wrong or the
> get object is wrong (I have a feeling the resource manager is wrong.)
>
> The namespace that the resource is in is Marlin.VisualControls. The name
> of the object is ECSStartupGraphic (I verified this through resource
> editor and also by looking at the file.)
>
> I've also added the file to the project and set it's Build Action as
> Embedded Resource.
>
> I just can't seem to get the references right.
>
> And if I've got a window with this image on it (it will always be this
> image) is there someway to tell it the file is a reference instead of
> trying to look at the disk somewhere?
>
> TIA - Jeff.
>
>

"sklett" <skl***@mddirect.com> wrote in message
news:OMa1fZGRGHA.2300@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Here's what I've cooked up:
>
> string samplePath = "Modules.Inventory.Resources.WI_ReviewIcon.png";
>
> Image img = GetImageFromManifest(samplePath);
>
>
> /// <summary>
> /// Convert an embedded image resource to a Drawing.Image object
> /// </summary>
> /// <param name="path"></param>
> /// <returns></returns>
> public Image GetImageFromManifest(string path)
> {
> Image newImage = null;
> try
> {
> Assembly thisAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(this.GetType());
> Stream resourceStream = thisAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(path);
> newImage = Image.FromStream(resourceStream);
> }
> catch (Exception e)
> {
>    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(e.Message);
> }
> return newImage;
> }
>
>
>
> Hope that helps...
>
>
>
>
>
> "UJ" <f***@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23EFivPGRGHA.1688@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> I've got an image I want to embed in a dll to use on a screen later. I've
>> got it in a resource file, got it to compile in to the dll. The problem
>> is getting it back out. It seems like my problem is in the get resource
>> code.
>>
>> The code I'm using is:
>>
>>
>>                System.Reflection.Assembly myAssembly;
>>                myAssembly = this.GetType().Assembly;
>>
>>                // Creates the ResourceManager.
>>                System.Resources.ResourceManager myManager = new
>>
>> System.Resources.ResourceManager("Marlin.VisualControls", myAssembly);
>>
>>                // Retrieves Image resource.
>>               System.Drawing.Image myImage;
>>               myImage =
>> (System.Drawing.Image)myManager.GetObject("ECSStartupGraphic");
>>
>> I can't tell whether it's the resource manager that is set up wrong or
>> the get object is wrong (I have a feeling the resource manager is wrong.)
>>
>> The namespace that the resource is in is Marlin.VisualControls. The name
>> of the object is ECSStartupGraphic (I verified this through resource
>> editor and also by looking at the file.)
>>
>> I've also added the file to the project and set it's Build Action as
>> Embedded Resource.
>>
>> I just can't seem to get the references right.
>>
>> And if I've got a window with this image on it (it will always be this
>> image) is there someway to tell it the file is a reference instead of
>> trying to look at the disk somewhere?
>>
>> TIA - Jeff.
>>
>>
>
>