Toolbar SetBitmaps and Image Resource

[j_degner]

Is there a way to use an image resource as a toolbar button image? I'm struggling with getting a file path to use. I'd really like to store my images in my dll. I can get a uri, however still can't get the file path.

Any pointers? I feel like this should be easy and I'm missing something obvious 🙂

Thanks in advance for the help!

Jerri

[caddzone]

No. Toolbar button images must be stored in image files or in a resource-only DLL.

[j_degner]

If I store them in a resource only dll, how would I get the file path of the image resource in order to use it with the SetBitmaps method?

SmallBitmapName = "c:\images\16x16.bmp"    

LargeBitmapName = "c:\images\32x32.bmp"    
newToolBarButton.SetBitmaps(SmallBitmapName, LargeBitmapName)

[caddzone]

You use the name of the resource in place of the filename.

I'm pretty sure all of this is covered in the customization docs.

[j_degner]

Thanks for trying to help, however I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing or it's that I'm still not getting it. I'm attempting to use a .NET resource in my project as a bitmap for a toolbar button. My problem is that SetBitmaps only takes a string path to the image, which I'm unable to get for my image resource. Also, I don't know which customization docs you are referring to??

[caddzone]

You cannot use a .NET resource to store toolbar bitmaps.

You can only use a resource-only DLL, which contains native Win32

resources, not .NET resources.