Firoz -- I've been meaning to upload an article on this... __typeof() doesn't work on types that haven't been fully parsed by the compiler; this will be fixed in a future release. As a workaround, place a dummy class ahead of your MyControl class and specify it instead:
namespace NickHod
{
namespace Multimedia
{
private __gc class ThisAssembly
{
};
\[ToolboxBitmapAttribute(\_\_typeof(ThisAssembly), S"CdDrive.bmp") \]
public \_\_gc class CdDrive :
public System::ComponentModel::Component
{
The next trick is to name your bitmap using the fully qualifed namespace where the dummy-class lives. In my example above, the bitmap filename is "NickHod.Multimedia.CdDrive.bmp" In the Linker/Input settings for your project, specify this bitmap under "Embed Managed Resource File" (the linker switch is /ASSEMBLYRESOURCE). The other thing you'll need to do is use sn.exe to genereate a strong-name for your assembly (specified in AssemblyKeyFileAttribute() in AssemblyInfo.cpp), then register it in the GAC with gacutil.exe. Good luck! -Nick This posting is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confers no rights. You assume all risk for your use. © 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.