hi,
    I'm a new VB6 user as well as this forum also. Can someone tell me if it's possible to not specify a full path for picture source when we are doing vb program?
    Since when people install a program, they choose to install in whatever folder they like. Then, if i am doing this Picture1.picture=LoadPicture("D:OrganizerPictureabc.jpg"), peopel will not be able to run my software correctly. But i have try to this
Picture1.picture=LoadPicture("Pictureabc.jpg"), assuming that my project is in the same folder as Picture folder. But it fail
Can someone tell me how to load a picture not specifying full path?

Hi,
The way I would do it is either use the resource editor or the simple route by using the following:
Dim strFileName As String

strFileName  = gfCheckPath(App.Path) & "abc.jpg"
Picture1.picture=LoadPicture(strFileName),

Here is the Function:
Note: for some reason or other the backslash is not showing up.
So where you see a * add a backslash

Public Function gfCheckPath(ByVal strPath As String) As String
      If Not Right(strPath,1) = "*" Then
             strPath = strPath & "*"
      End If
      gfCheckPath = strPath

End Function

If you need to know how to use resource files let me know I'll send you a sample
Resource file will embed the image into your exe no need to read from disk.
Hope this helps
David.....

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biao81 wrote:
hi,
    I'm a new VB6 user as well as this forum also. Can someone tell me if it's possible to not specify a full path for picture source when we are doing vb program?
    Since when people install a program, they choose to install in whatever folder they like. Then, if i am doing this Picture1.picture=LoadPicture("D:OrganizerPictureabc.jpg"), peopel will not be able to run my software correctly. But i have try to this
Picture1.picture=LoadPicture("Pictureabc.jpg"), assuming that my project is in the same folder as Picture folder. But it fail
Can someone tell me how to load a picture not specifying full path?

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