Hello,

I looking days now for the code to add text to a .jpg file.
The idea is to put the filename of the image inside the image in the lower right corner. ( font Arial, colour=White, background colour=black)

I know programs like IrFanView can do this in batch, but i need the function in my own program.

I'm working in VB6.

Any help would be great, i really don't know where to look anymore.

Thx in advance.

ShooterNL

Bit of a cop out, but would a simple label with the background set to transparent do? I know its not in the image but if its only for displaying it might be what you want.

Steve

Thx for helping, but unfortunately that's not what i need.
I don't only want to display it, but use it to send the picture via e-mail, print in documents etc.
So it's an easy reference when talking about a certain image.

Well, I can only give you an idea how to do it, oyu will have to code it by yourself. The standard way would be to do it using some basic API's that work with Bitmaps and device context (DC). The idea would be:

1) Load picture in DC
2) Use API (ex DrawTextEx) to write text on DC
3) Find some dll on the net which will do a conversion from bmp to gif (since picture from DC will be saved in bmp file)

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Thx for the help.
I'm going to try it.

I'll let you know.