Add Text to PictureBox?

[ErikL]

Hey,

I am writing a program that is using a Windows CE device to capture an image. I have the capture device mapped to a Picturebox and everything is working great.

However, I am trying to add text to the picture box to display the date and time of the capture for saving (like a date/time stamp). I am stuck as to how to complete this.

Any ideas?

Regards,
Erik

 

[vis781]

In the picture box is an image right? A bitmap to be precise. So get a handle to a graphics object for the image...

Dim G as graphics = graphics.fromimage(picturebox.image)

You can then draw what you like on it, in your case the 'DrawString' method is what you are looking for.

 

[ErikL]

pbControlViewer.Image = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(imageStream)

Dim g As System.Drawing.Graphics = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(pbControlViewer.Image)

g.DrawString(Now, drawFont, drawBrush, 0, 0)

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No luck. Is there something else I have to put in?

 

[vis781]

Odd, let me give it a try and i'll come back to you.

 

[ErikL]

I figured it out.
The drawString() worked. That said, it has to convert the JPG into a BMP in order for me to use the drawString() and save it. Although the format is .jpg, the size is more like a BMP.

Is there anyway to open a .bmp and convert it to a .jpg?

Also, after the capture is done, I am trying to get the image to post back into a PictureBox for viewing on the handheld device. In setting the image property to load the new filename, it produces an image out of scale with the box. How can I force the picturebox to rescale the image?

Thanks!
Erik