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Rotate picture control

I print a word on a picture control. How do I rotate the
picture control by angle of 270 degree.

So I can see that word vertically ???
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bobbit31,

Your code work, but it is rotated by angle of 90 degree
What I want is 270 degree.
try this instead:

Call bmp_rotate(Picture1, Picture2, Pi / 2)
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bobbit31,

It is working now, but if you try to change this :

Picture1.Print "           test"
to
Picture1.Print "test"

and you will see the rotated "test" is so far away from
the top-left corner.

How to make it appear on the top-left corner ?
I will increase the another 100 points if you can do it.
Thanks !

add this after all the dim's in the bmp_rotate sub

       pic2.Height = pic1.Width
       pic2.Width = pic1.Height

and use this:
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Const Pi = 3.14159265359
    Picture1.AutoSize = True
    Picture1.AutoRedraw = True
    Picture2.AutoRedraw = True
    Picture1.ScaleMode = 3
    Picture2.ScaleMode = 3
   
    DrawText Picture1, "This is a test" & vbCrLf & "hello"
    Call bmp_rotate(Picture1, Picture2, Pi / 2)
   
End Sub

Public Sub DrawText(pic1 As Control, str As String)

    pic1.ScaleMode = 3
    pic1.Height = pic1.TextHeight(str) + 5
    pic1.Width = pic1.TextWidth(str) + 5
   
    pic1.Print str

End Sub

basically what it does, is it automatically sizes the picture boxes so that your rotated one doesn't have any of that wasted space.
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When I hit the command1 button, two pictures control disappeared!
don't forget the pic1.scalemode = 3
Forgive me!
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I do have pic1.scalemode = 3, the picture boxes just disappeared.
The code works, how you got pic disappeared?
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I don't know. I will try again !
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It is still disappear. Can I have the latest code ?
Thanks !
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I know why !
Because

   pic1.Height = pic1.TextHeight(str) + 5
   pic1.Width = pic1.TextWidth(str) + 5

5 is too small.
so did you get it working?
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still yes and no,
Because I am using Times New Roman, and it is variable font. I don't know how should I change this :

pic1.Height = pic1.TextHeight(str) + 5
pic1.Width = pic1.TextWidth(str) + 5

because 5 is too small. This is the reason my picture boxes
keep missing.
ok, try setting the scalemode property of picture1 and picture2 to 3... not at run-time, but in the design time properties list.

then still use this:
pic1.Height = pic1.TextHeight(str) + 5
pic1.Width = pic1.TextWidth(str) + 5


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This is what I have:

Sub bmp_rotate(pic1 As Control, pic2 As Control, ByVal theta!)
      Const Pi = 3.14159265359
      Dim c1x As Integer
      Dim c1y As Integer
      Dim c2x As Integer
      Dim c2y As Integer
      Dim a As Single
      Dim r As Integer
      Dim p1x As Integer
      Dim p1y As Integer
      Dim p2x As Integer
      Dim p2y As Integer
      Dim n As Integer
     
      pic2.Height = pic1.Width
      pic2.Width = pic1.Height
      c1x = pic1.ScaleWidth / 2
      c1y = pic1.ScaleHeight / 2
      c2x = pic2.ScaleWidth / 2
      c2y = pic2.ScaleHeight / 2

      n = pic2.ScaleWidth
      If n < pic2.ScaleHeight Then n = pic2.ScaleHeight
      n = n / 2 - 1
     
      For p2x = 0 To n
         For p2y = 0 To n
           
            If p2x = 0 Then
              a = Pi / 2
            Else
              a = Atn(p2y / p2x)
            End If
            r = Sqr(1& * p2x * p2x + 1& * p2y * p2y)

            p1x = r * Cos(a + theta)
            p1y = r * Sin(a + theta)

            c0& = pic1.Point(c1x + p1x, c1y + p1y)
            c1& = pic1.Point(c1x - p1x, c1y - p1y)
            c2& = pic1.Point(c1x + p1y, c1y - p1x)
            c3& = pic1.Point(c1x - p1y, c1y + p1x)
            If c0& <> -1 Then pic2.PSet (c2x + p2x, c2y + p2y), c0&
            If c1& <> -1 Then pic2.PSet (c2x - p2x, c2y - p2y), c1&
            If c2& <> -1 Then pic2.PSet (c2x + p2y, c2y - p2x), c2&
            If c3& <> -1 Then pic2.PSet (c2x - p2y, c2y + p2x), c3&
         Next
         t% = DoEvents()
      Next
    End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  Const Pi = 3.14159265359
   Picture1.AutoSize = True
   Picture1.AutoRedraw = True
   Picture2.AutoRedraw = True
   Picture1.ScaleMode = 3
   Picture2.ScaleMode = 3
   DrawText Picture1, "This is a test" & vbCrLf & "hello"
   Call bmp_rotate(Picture1, Picture2, Pi / 2)
End Sub

Public Sub DrawText(pic1 As Control, str As String)
   pic1.ScaleMode = 3
   pic1.Height = pic1.TextHeight(str) + 5
   pic1.Width = pic1.TextWidth(str) + 5
   pic1.Print str
End Sub


and I have set scalemode to 3 in properties box.
for both picture boxes? and it is still not working?
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yes, for both picture boxes. Any idea ?
don't ask me why, but set your form scalemode either to user or pixel in the properties list... should work
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It is working now. WOW !
I have to set form's scale mode. Cool !
I will increase another 100 points for you.
thanks for the points, glad to help!