How to display an image via .Net's Resource file.

[Mr_Data_Guy]

I am able to display an image in VB.net like so:

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Me.vpe.Picture(0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, "S:\Images\S.bmp")


But what I want to be able to display the image not from a file on disk but from a resource image built into the exe. Something like:

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Me.vpe.Picture(0.5, 0.5, 2.5, 2.5, "S.bmp")


e.g. I do not want *.BMP files external to the exe
Any Suggestions?

[IDEAL Software Support]

You can either convert the bitmap resource in memory at runtime to a DIB and use the method PictureDIB().

Another option is to use memory streams (requires VPE Professional Edition or higher) together with the method PictureStream().