Gauge.PicturesPath Property (ExGauge)

By default, the PicturesPath property is empty. The PicturesPath property specifies the path to load the pictures from. The PicturesName property specifies the expression that indicates the name of the picture to be loaded on each layer. The Count property specifies the number of layers in the control.

The following properties can be used to load / import ( manually or automatically ) pictures to the layer's background:

PicturesPath property, specifies the path to load pictures from.
PicturesName property, specifies the expression that defines the name of the file from the PicturesPath folder to be loaded. By default, the Picture.Name / Picture.Value property is initialized by evaluating the control's PicturesName property, whose value keyword is replaced by the Picture.Index of the current layer.
Picture.Name / Picture.Value property of the Background.Picture object, defines the name of the file to be loaded ( relative, absolute, encoded or Picture object )

The PicturesPath / PicturesName properties can be used to automatically loads files from a specified folder to be displayed on the layer's background.

For instance,

PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob", defines default folder to load pictures from.
PicturesName = "`Layer` + str(value + 1) + `.png`", defines the name of the picture file to be loaded by the layer with the index / value. It defines the names as: Layer1.png for the layer with the index 0, Layer2.png for the layer with the index 1, Layer3.png for the layer with the index 2, and so on.

The Picture.Name / Picture.Value property of the Picture object loads a picture / graphics to be displayed on the layer's background.

For instance, having the files Layer1.png, Layer2.png, Layer3.png, Layer4.png and Layer5.png in the C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2 folder:

We can load them using the PicturesPath / PicturesName property and we get something like:

or if we decompose them, layer by layer we get:

The following samples shows how you can load automatically the Layer1.png, Layer2.png, Layer3.png, Layer4.png and Layer5.png from the C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2 folder:

VBA (MS Access, Excell...)

With Gauge1
	.BeginUpdate 
	.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	.Layers.Count = 5
	.EndUpdate 
End With

VB6

With Gauge1
	.BeginUpdate 
	.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	.Layers.Count = 5
	.EndUpdate 
End With

VB.NET

With Exgauge1
	.BeginUpdate()
	.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	.Layers.Count = 5
	.EndUpdate()
End With

VB.NET for /COM

With AxGauge1
	.BeginUpdate()
	.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	.Layers.Count = 5
	.EndUpdate()
End With

C++

/*
	Copy and paste the following directives to your header file as
	it defines the namespace 'EXGAUGELib' for the library: 'ExGauge 1.0 Control Library'

	#import <ExGauge.dll>
	using namespace EXGAUGELib;
*/
EXGAUGELib::IGaugePtr spGauge1 = GetDlgItem(IDC_GAUGE1)->GetControlUnknown();
spGauge1->BeginUpdate();
spGauge1->PutPicturesPath(L"C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2");
spGauge1->PutPicturesName(L"`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`");
spGauge1->GetLayers()->PutCount(5);
spGauge1->EndUpdate();

C++ Builder

Gauge1->BeginUpdate();
Gauge1->PicturesPath = L"C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2";
Gauge1->PicturesName = L"`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`";
Gauge1->Layers->Count = 5;
Gauge1->EndUpdate();

exgauge1.BeginUpdate();
exgauge1.PicturesPath = "C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2";
exgauge1.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`";
exgauge1.Layers.Count = 5;
exgauge1.EndUpdate();

JScript/JavaScript

<BODY onload="Init()">
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:91628F12-393C-44EF-A558-83ED1790AAD3" id="Gauge1"></OBJECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function Init()
{
	Gauge1.BeginUpdate();
	Gauge1.PicturesPath = "C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2";
	Gauge1.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`";
	Gauge1.Layers.Count = 5;
	Gauge1.EndUpdate();
}
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>

VBScript

<BODY onload="Init()">
<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:91628F12-393C-44EF-A558-83ED1790AAD3" id="Gauge1"></OBJECT>

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
Function Init()
	With Gauge1
		.BeginUpdate 
		.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
		.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
		.Layers.Count = 5
		.EndUpdate 
	End With
End Function
</SCRIPT>
</BODY>

C# for /COM

axGauge1.BeginUpdate();
axGauge1.PicturesPath = "C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2";
axGauge1.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`";
axGauge1.Layers.Count = 5;
axGauge1.EndUpdate();

X++ (Dynamics Ax 2009)

public void init()
{
	;

	super();

	exgauge1.BeginUpdate();
	exgauge1.PicturesPath("C:\\Program Files\\Exontrol\\ExGauge\\Sample\\Design\\Circular\\Knob 2");
	exgauge1.PicturesName("`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`");
	exgauge1.Layers().Count(5);
	exgauge1.EndUpdate();
}

Delphi 8 (.NET only)

with AxGauge1 do
begin
	BeginUpdate();
	PicturesPath := 'C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2';
	PicturesName := '`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`';
	Layers.Count := 5;
	EndUpdate();
end

Delphi (standard)

with Gauge1 do
begin
	BeginUpdate();
	PicturesPath := 'C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2';
	PicturesName := '`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`';
	Layers.Count := 5;
	EndUpdate();
end

VFP

with thisform.Gauge1
	.BeginUpdate
	.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	.Layers.Count = 5
	.EndUpdate
endwith

dBASE Plus

local oGauge

oGauge = form.EXGAUGEACTIVEXCONTROL1.nativeObject
oGauge.BeginUpdate()
oGauge.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
oGauge.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
oGauge.Layers.Count = 5
oGauge.EndUpdate()

XBasic (Alpha Five)

Dim oGauge as P

oGauge = topparent:CONTROL_ACTIVEX1.activex
oGauge.BeginUpdate()
oGauge.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
oGauge.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
oGauge.Layers.Count = 5
oGauge.EndUpdate()

Visual Objects


oDCOCX_Exontrol1:BeginUpdate()
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:PicturesPath := "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:PicturesName := "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:Layers:Count := 5
oDCOCX_Exontrol1:EndUpdate()

PowerBuilder

OleObject oGauge

oGauge = ole_1.Object
oGauge.BeginUpdate()
oGauge.PicturesPath = "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
oGauge.PicturesName = "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
oGauge.Layers.Count = 5
oGauge.EndUpdate()

Visual DataFlex

Procedure OnCreate
	Forward Send OnCreate
	Send ComBeginUpdate
	Set ComPicturesPath to "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
	Set ComPicturesName to "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
	Variant voLayers
	Get ComLayers to voLayers
	Handle hoLayers
	Get Create (RefClass(cComLayers)) to hoLayers
	Set pvComObject of hoLayers to voLayers
		Set ComCount of hoLayers to 5
	Send Destroy to hoLayers
	Send ComEndUpdate
End_Procedure

XBase++

#include "AppEvent.ch"
#include "ActiveX.ch"

PROCEDURE Main
 	LOCAL oForm
	LOCAL nEvent := 0, mp1 := NIL, mp2 := NIL, oXbp := NIL
	LOCAL oGauge

	oForm := XbpDialog():new( AppDesktop() )
	oForm:drawingArea:clipChildren := .T.
	oForm:create( ,,{100,100}, {640,480},, .F. )
	oForm:close  := {|| PostAppEvent( xbeP_Quit )}

	oGauge := XbpActiveXControl():new( oForm:drawingArea )
	oGauge:CLSID  := "Exontrol.Gauge.1" /*{91628F12-393C-44EF-A558-83ED1790AAD3}*/
	oGauge:create(,, {10,60},{610,370} )

		oGauge:BeginUpdate()
		oGauge:PicturesPath := "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\ExGauge\Sample\Design\Circular\Knob 2"
		oGauge:PicturesName := "`Layer` + int(value  + 1) + `.png`"
		oGauge:Layers():Count := 5
		oGauge:EndUpdate()

	oForm:Show()
	DO WHILE nEvent != xbeP_Quit
		nEvent := AppEvent( @mp1, @mp2, @oXbp )
		oXbp:handleEvent( nEvent, mp1, mp2 )
	ENDDO 
RETURN

		Type	Description
		String	A String expression that defines the folder to load pictures from