Windows Forms

public Bitmap GetThumb(string path, int wid, int hei) {
    Image img=Image.FromFile(path);  // locks file and loads entire image
    Bitmap bm=new Bitmap(img, wid, hei);
    img.Dispose(); // gets rid of big image in memory, and also the file lock
    return bm;
}

Try<br />
     Me.Controls.Item("panelMiddle").Controls.Add(myAssets)<br />

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    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click<br />
        Dim myAssets As New UserControlIncome()<br />
        With myAssets<br />
            .Location = New Point(64, 40)<br />
            .Size = New Size(100, 20)<br />
            .TabIndex = 0<br />
         End With<br />
        Try<br />
            '       Original Code causing error:      <br />
             '  Me.ParentForm.Controls.Item("panelMiddle").Controls.Add(myAssets)<br />
            <br />
            Me.Controls.Item("panelMiddle").Controls.Add(myAssets)<br />
            ' this doesn't work: Me.Controls.Item("panelMiddle").Show()<br />
        Catch nrx As NullReferenceException<br />
            Debug.Print(" NULL ref putting user control on panel")<br />
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        Catch ex4 As Exception<br />
            Debug.Print("Exception - plian vanilla")<br />
        End Try<br />

/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent() {
    this.panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
    this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
    this.panel1.SuspendLayout();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // panel1
    // 
    this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
    this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(39, 58);
    this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
    this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 100);
    this.panel1.TabIndex = 0;
    // 
    // textBox1
    // 
    this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(35, 37);
    this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
    this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 20);
    this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0;
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
    this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
    this.Controls.Add(this.panel1);
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Form1";
    this.panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
    this.panel1.PerformLayout();
    this.ResumeLayout(false);

}