Insert string to Bitmap path?

[SpeBeeTo]

How can I do this? I simply want to add the "im" field (which is in the XML file) at the end of the path of the new Bitmap line of code, so that the correct jpg is shown. I've created filestreams and everything works fine for the the text fields. The images are located in the "Program Files\SmartDeviceApplication1" directory, as is the XML file. If I type in the actual name of an image, it works, but of course the image is shown for every entry. (So I know the directory path is correct) Right now I'm getting "cannot convert string to System.Drawing.Image" In the simplest sense, I want to do this: \\Program Files\\SmartDeviceApplication1\\<im> so that it reads: \\Program Files\\SmartDeviceApplication1\\kopf_ap.jpg Any help is appreciated! Martina Snippet XML file: <im>>kopf_ap.jpg</im> Snippet Code (C#) picbox.DataBindings.Add("Image",dt,"im"); Bitmap bmp= new Bitmap("\\Program Files\\SmartDeviceApplication1\\"); this.picbox.Image = bmp +"im";

[Curtis Schlak]

Maybe you need to do this?

picbox.DataBindings.Add("Image",dt,"im");
Bitmap bmp= new Bitmap("\\Program Files\\SmartDeviceApplication1\\" + im);
this.picbox.Image = bmp;

[SpeBeeTo]

Thank you, I had tried that, but it didn't seem to work. I ended up doing this: string root = "\\Program Files\\SmartDeviceApplication1\\"; DataRowView drv = (DataRowView)ca_id.SelectedItem; ca_bildurl.Image = new Bitmap(System.IO.Path.Combine(root,drv.Row["im"].ToString())); I now have another problem - the SelectedItem doesn't seem to work, but at least the first image is being shown. :laugh: Thanks for your reply, though!