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Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

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Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

(OP)
How can text be printed on a VB6 Picturebox control Labels don't seem to be permitted.

RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

Picturebox has a Print method (and CurrentX and CurrentY properties to set the point at which printing will occur)

RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

What do you mean by "text be printed on a VB6 Picturebox control"?
PictureBox control is usually used to show a picture / image.

---- Andy

"Hmm...they have the internet on computers now"--Homer Simpson

RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

>used to show a picture

Such a sheltered life you lead, Andy wink . There is so muchg more you can do with a picturebox - it is a graphical canvas you can paint on to your heart's delight. Animate an image, add captions and annotations, stream video on it (with a bit of work), apply filters, composite images. etc, etc ...

If you just want to show a picture ... use the much more limited Image control

RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

I use 2 labels on a picture box to add a caption to a photograph. Set a transparent background and offset the x and y of one label and set the foreground colour of the rearmost label to black. This gives the appearance of a shadow.

Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

But you can achieve exactly the same effect printing directly to the picturebox. No need for extra controls. Guess it comes down to personal preference.

here's an example

CODE --> 

    With Picture1
        .AutoRedraw = True
    
        .ScaleMode = vbPixels
        .FontName = "Arial"
        .FontSize = 18
        .FontBold = True
        
        .CurrentX = 15
        .CurrentY = 15
        .ForeColor = vbBlack
        Picture1.Print "Just an example"
        
        .CurrentX = 13
        .CurrentY = 13
        .ForeColor = vbWhite
        Picture1.Print "Just an example"
        .AutoRedraw = False
    End With


RE: Printing on a VB6 Picturebox

(OP)
Thank you, especially for the example. That has solved my problem.

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