pictures in the program

I use following line to get an image file.

Code:

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pictureBox2.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("C:\\...")

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But when I try to use the program on another computer, I have to change the path of the picture?

Can anyone, please, offer another way to acquire image files?

Many Thanks...

1) Embed the picture as a resource.
or
2) Change the path to a relative one

How about this

Code:

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System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(path)

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??

use the app.config to hold a file path to the image directory

if you don't embed the image (which is what I'd suggest you do. vs 2005+ has a resource editor that makes doing this a brainless operation), then you can include an image folder relative to the exe folder.

Code:

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string exeLocation = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
string exeDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(exeLocation);
string imageDir = Path.Combine(exeDir, "images");
string imageLocation = Path.Combine(imageDir, "mypic.png");

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it is easier to do this:

Code:

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pictureBox1.Image = System.Drawing.Image.FromFile("images/test.jpg");

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images folder should be in the same folder that your exe file resides.

If I recall correctly (and I could be wrong), if you specify a path like that, it will use the working directory which isn't always the same as the executable path.

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Originally Posted by MadHatter

If I recall correctly (and I could be wrong), if you specify a path like that, it will use the working directory which isn't always the same as the executable path.

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That's correct, you are not wrong

You may also place the picture in the same folder as the exe & use this

string picPath = Application.StartupPath + "\\Pic.jpg"

Kind Regards,
Ali Bilal Yousaf