Using System class in VB6

**bizzare** · 06-01-2012, 07:54 PM

Hi,
I'm new to Vb6 and its probably a silly question, but how do i use the namespace System in Visual Basic 6? I have added a reference to the System, System_Windows_Forms and System_Drawing namespace, but i don't see System.Drawings.Graphics and many other classes. Am i missing something? Do i need to import the namespace? I have coded in VB2010 and i'm not sure about how it is in 2006

.Please help me out. Thanks!

**Phil Weber** · 06-01-2012, 08:45 PM

You cannot use .NET namespaces in VB6.

**bizzare** · 06-04-2012, 01:33 PM

hi,
Thanks for the reply! So then i cant use graphics or any of those?

I'm using VB6 as i have an ActiveX control as a UI on the form, and i would also like to do operations such as displaying a video and drawing on an image in a picturebox on the UI. How else could i get to doing this? Thanks!

**Hack** · 06-05-2012, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by bizzare

How else could i get to doing this?

Switch from using VB6 to using VB.NET

**bizzare** · 06-07-2012, 03:22 PM

Hi,
Thanks for the information. Unfortunately i'm contsraint to using VB6 as i am using API's for the Winspec32 software, which is supported by versions other than .NET. But i also need to use graphics to draw on the image. Please help me out with what i could do.
Thanks,
Hyma

**Hack** · 06-07-2012, 03:29 PM

VB6 is not the best development platform in the world for graphics. I did a quick search and found these links.

http://www.vb6.us/tutorials/Graphics
http://www.vbtutor.net/vb6/lesson18.html
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/to...g-a-sketchpad/

There may be more out there if you want to spend some time doing some digging.