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Insert a picture into a RichTextBox control

Insert a picture into a RichTextBox control

Here’s a simple method to programmatically insert an image into a RichTextBox control, by copying it into the clipboard and then pasting it into the control:

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal _    hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, _    lParam As Any) As LongPrivate Const WM_PASTE = &H302Sub InsertPictureInRichTextBox(RTB As RichTextBox, Picture As StdPicture)    ' copy into the clipboard    ' Copy the picture into the clipboard.    Clipboard.Clear    Clipboard.SetData Picture    ' paste into the RichTextBox control    SendMessage RTB.hwnd, WM_PASTE, 0, 0End Sub

You can load the picture from another control (a PictureBox, for example), or directly from a file using the LoadPicture function:

InsertPictureInRichTextBox RichTextBox1, LoadPicture("c:winntcoffee bean.bmp")

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