> In the explanation to the ToolboxBitmapAttribute it is mentioned
> that new bitmaps added to an assembly by Visual Studio .NET get
> the name of the default namespace prepened to the name of the
> bitmap, and that the default namespace is the assembly name. It
> then mentions that one can change the default namespace through
> a project property, but there is no project property to change
> this in VC++ .NET projects. Is there a way to chaneg the default
> namespace in VC++ .NET IDE projects ?

Tarek Madkour [MSFT] wrote:
> "Edward Diener" <eddielee@tropicsoft.com> wrote in
> news:OaOHj1gvEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl:
>
>> In the explanation to the ToolboxBitmapAttribute it is mentioned
>> that new bitmaps added to an assembly by Visual Studio .NET get
>> the name of the default namespace prepened to the name of the
>> bitmap, and that the default namespace is the assembly name. It
>> then mentions that one can change the default namespace through
>> a project property, but there is no project property to change
>> this in VC++ .NET projects. Is there a way to chaneg the default
>> namespace in VC++ .NET IDE projects ?
>
> This behavior is only for VB and C#. When you select "embed" for
> bitmap files in C# or VB, the build system automatically creates a
> namespace.filename.bmp file for you and embeds that as a resource
> in the final assembly. This is different for C++. The
> documentation you were reading is incomplete. Can you point me to
> the documentaiton you were referring to so that I can make sure
> that gets fixed.

>
> For C++, to embed a resource, you need to add the bitmap file to
> your project then pass a /ASSEMBLYREFERNCE:filename.bmp to the
> linker (this is a property on the linker section of the project
> property pages). ToolboxBitmapAttribute("filename.bmp") would just
> work then.

> Thanks for the explanation. It needs to be in the official
> documentation.

> I assume that the bitmap file needs to be added as a managed
> resource. This is another area where I do not believe there is
> any explanation of how to add a managed resource to a C++
> project in the VS Studio IDE.