Topic: Showing Slides in a .NET Form

[It's Alive!]

Step 1, register Slide.ocx on your computer.
Step 2, in VS choose Tools->Choose Toolbox Items and select the slide control ..pic 1
Step 3, add the control to a form .. pic 2
Step 4, add code

Code: [Select]

  public partial class FormSlide : Form
  {
    public FormSlide()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      this.axSlide1.FileName = "b2d2d.sld"; //<<----------------------
    }

    private void buttonClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      this.Close();
    }
  }
Step 5, look at pic 3

[It's Alive!]

Some other classes in Slide.ocx

[Glenn R]

Nice find Daniel.

[Kerry]

Thanks Daniel .. that was on my list.

[MickD]

Thanks Daniel, that was also on my list as well, will put it to good use.

[cadpro]

How do I access the width property of the slide?
Sld.Width and Sld.Height

[gile]

Hi,

Thanks Daniel, it seems to be very nice but I have some very newby's questions:
where do I find the slide.ocx file ?
how do I register it ?
have I to load and register it on each computer ?

[It's Alive!]

I found the slide.ocx here
http://discussion.autodesk.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=3919905&#3919905
its in the SldMgr.zip, Let me know if you have trouble getting it.

I registered mine like
regsvr32 C:\Program Files\SldMgr\Slide.ocx

I do believe it must be registered on each computer

[gile]

Thank you very much Daniel.

[jgr]

example of how to read and show autocad slides (and slide libraries) with .Net

[It's Alive!]

Nice 

[Keith™]

the ocx is no longer available .. either that or I just can't find it

[jgr]

Keith, if you need the ocx, i can send it.

I tried to convert my code to C# (with a translator: Tangible Instant C# and sharpdevelop). but... Can anyone help me?. Not with private messages.

Thanks.

[Kerry]

From an old archive ..

[jgr]

Nice. I do not need it but thanks. 
I do not speak English and might not have explained well

[It's Alive!]

Nice. I do not need it but thanks. 
I do not speak English and might not have explained well

You're reading it directly from the file, it's a good job!

[Keith™]

Nice. I do not need it but thanks. 
I do not speak English and might not have explained well

You're reading it directly from the file, it's a good job!

I was thinking the same thing.

The only think left would be to take your code and move it to its own class. then it could be used in a variety of different applications.

[Keith™]

Ok, I have taken the initiative and ported the VB code to C# and built a dll that will create a bitmap from the slide. This bitmap can be assigned to a picture control or any other object that accepts a bitmap image.

The default resolution of the bitmap is 1600x1200 but it can be set by the user as desired, since any zoom or stretch of the bitmap will cause it to look bad.

You can set the bitmap to retain the aspect ratio if desired, otherwise it will fill the bitmap to its extents causing it to be distorted if the aspect ratio isn't the same as the slide.

There are other things that could be done ... and probably will ... in the meantime, the managed code will be a better addition to the toolbox than a COM object.

Source code is included, (VB code complements of jgr)

[jgr]

Ok, I have taken the initiative and ported the VB code to C# and built a dll that will create a bitmap from the slide. This bitmap can be assigned to a picture control or any other object that accepts a bitmap image.

Thank you very much.

[jgr]

New (C#) code for playing with slides/slide libraries

- Correctly displays slides created with Motorola 68000-family CPUs (in acad.slb: MEDIT_OT, MEDIT_OC,
MEDIT_MT, MEDIT_MC, MEDIT_CT, MEDIT_CJ,MEDIT_CC, 15W100, 14W100, 13W100, 12W100,
11W100, 10W100, 09W100, 08W100, 07W100, 06W100,05W100, 04W100, 03W100, 02W100)
- Keeps the aspect ratio.
- other code improvements and minor bug fixes

Compile before opening the form designer.

[qjchen]

New (C#) code for playing with slides/slide libraries

- Correctly displays slides created with Motorola 68000-family CPUs (in acad.slb: MEDIT_OT, MEDIT_OC,
MEDIT_MT, MEDIT_MC, MEDIT_CT, MEDIT_CJ,MEDIT_CC, 15W100, 14W100, 13W100, 12W100,
11W100, 10W100, 09W100, 08W100, 07W100, 06W100,05W100, 04W100, 03W100, 02W100)
- Keeps the aspect ratio.
- other code improvements and minor bug fixes

Compile before opening the form designer.

Thank you, Jgr, it is a rather good program.~

[neyton]

Uns tempos atraz eu fiz um visualizador de slides em VB.NET, o fonte e o programa estão aqui:

google translate
I did some time behind a slideshow viewer in VB.NET, the source and the program are here:

http://tbn2.blogspot.com/2009/08/slideviewer-source-code.html

[exmachina]

Uns tempos atraz eu fiz um visualizador de slides em VB.NET, o fonte e o programa estão aqui:

google translate
I did some time behind a slideshow viewer in VB.NET, the source and the program are here:

http://tbn2.blogspot.com/2009/08/slideviewer-source-code.html

Thanks for your contribution, but has many errors. Look here:
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?topic=34954.0

[neyton]

o meu programa é outro, não tem nada a ver com este que você indicou

google translate:
my program is different, has nothing to do with this you indicated

see:
http://tbn2.blogspot.com.br/search?q=slideviewer