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You receive a "System.OutOfMemoryException" error message when you try to use the Bitmap.FromFile method in the .NET Framework 1.0
SYMPTOMS
When you try to load an image by using the
Bitmap.FromFile method in the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0, you receive the
following error message:
An unhandle exception of type
'System.OutOfMemoryException' occurred in
system.drawing.dll
CAUSE
This problem may occur when you use the
Bitmap.FromFile method and one of the following conditions is true:
- The image file is corrupted.
- The image file is incomplete.
Note You may experience this problem if your application is trying to
use the Bitmap.FromFile method on a file stream that is not finished writing to
a file. - The image file does not have a valid image format or GDI+ does not support the pixel format of the file.
- The program does not have permissions to access the image
file.
- The BackgroundImage propery is set directly from the Bitmap.FromFile method.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the following guidelines
when you load images by using the
Bitmap.FromFile method:
- Make sure that the image file is not corrupted by opening
the image file in another program.
- Make sure that the image file is complete and that all writing
to the image file is completed before you try to load the image file.
- Make sure that the image file type is a supported image format.
For more information about image formats, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN) Web site:
- Examine the permissions of the image file to make sure that
the program can access the image file.
- When you set the BackgroundImage property of a form, use
the following example code to set the BackgroundImage property:
Bitmap bmp=(Bitmap)Image.FromFile(@"Pictures\MyImage.jpg");
this.BackgroundImage=new Bitmap(bmp,bmp.Size);
Note When you try to load an image from a file, you can catch the
exception and then report the error. For example, the following Microsoft Visual Basic
.NET code tries to load an image from a file:
Try
PictureBox1.Image = Bitmap.From("c:\Badimage.gif")
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show("Error loading file","Error")
End Try
STATUS
This
behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the
Bitmap class, visit the
following MSDN Web site:
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition
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