(Mar 5, 2017 08:46 AM)Orka Wrote:  Yes it is possible, but I recommend storing their absolute paths instead of array of graphic/bitmaps.

(Mar 5, 2017 09:52 AM)+Haze Wrote:  What is your goal, what are you trying to do after you've got an array of the images?

(Mar 5, 2017 10:06 AM)Lucasheer Wrote:  I wrote a few examples along with how you can possibly get the image paths you want. If Bitmaps are what you want, and you don't have too many images, then you might want to use Example 1, and dispose them afterwards. OR, if you have many images, and you can dispose as you use, then use Example 2. The panorama engine might even have some way to load images via string paths instead of actual images in memory, if that makes sense.

Code

Private Function GetImagePaths() As String() 'You could use .Where, with EnumerateFiles. But this builds a list of files with ending of .jpg or .png (might want to modify the strings IDK)
        Dim files As String() = IO.Directory.GetFiles(Application.StartupPath)
        Dim fileList As New List(Of String)
        If Not (IsNothing(files)) Then
            If (files.Length > 0) Then
                For I As Integer = 0 To files.Length - 1
                    If (files(I).ToLower.EndsWith(".jpg") Or files(I).ToLower.EndsWith(".png")) Then
                        fileList.Add(files(I))
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        End If
        Return fileList.ToArray()
    End Function

    Private Function AccessingImageExample1(ByVal imagePaths As String()) As Bitmap() 'uses a ton of memory, but returns every single image in the folder.
        Dim bitmapList As New List(Of Bitmap)
        If Not (IsNothing(imagePaths)) Then
            If (imagePaths.Length > 0) Then
                For I As Integer = 0 To imagePaths.Length - 1
                    If (My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(imagePaths(I))) Then
                        bitmapList.Add(New Bitmap(imagePaths(I)))
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        End If
        Return bitmapList.ToArray()
    End Function

    Private Sub AccessingImageExample2(ByVal imagePaths As String()) 'example demonstrates using the bitmaps then disposing (better for lots of images, saves memory)
        If Not (IsNothing(imagePaths)) Then
            If (imagePaths.Length > 0) Then
                For I As Integer = 0 To imagePaths.Length - 1
                    If (My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(imagePaths(I))) Then
                        Using iBitmap = New Bitmap(imagePaths(I))
                            'use IBitmap for anything
                            iBitmap.Dispose()
                        End Using
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub DisposeBitmaps(ByVal bitmaps As Bitmap()) 'To be used in example 1, to mass dispose, but its better to dispose as you use.
        If Not (IsNothing(bitmaps)) Then
            If (bitmaps.Length > 0) Then
                For I As Integer = 0 To bitmaps.Length - 1
                    bitmaps(I).Dispose()
                Next
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

(Mar 5, 2017 09:55 AM)Swatchi Wrote:  They are panorama images, so I'm loading them in a panorama viewer engine.

(Mar 5, 2017 01:14 PM)Orka Wrote:  Here is my suggestion

Code

var imgs = Directory.GetFiles(@"path", "*.png");

using (var first = new Bitmap(imgs[0]))
using (var final = new Bitmap(first.Width * imgs.Length, first.Height))
{
    using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(final))
        for (var i = 0; i < imgs.Length; i++)
            g.DrawImage(Image.FromFile(imgs[i]), new Point(first.Width * i, 0));

    final.Save(@"path", ImageFormat.Png);
}

As you can see it loads only 1 image into memory at a time (image fromfile)

(Mar 5, 2017 01:43 PM)Orka Wrote:  Oh.. Anyway yes also possible

Code

Directory.GetFiles(@"path", "*.png").Select(f => Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(f));

(Mar 5, 2017 02:00 PM)Orka Wrote:  My code will return a collection of file names. I don't understand what you mean on how to use it.

(Mar 5, 2017 02:35 PM)Orka Wrote:  

Please try for yourself..