>I am using Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0

>Here is my problem...
>I need to make a StretchBlt in order to resize a picture (make it smaller)

>Currently I make the following:
>    I have a temporary picture box
>    I make a LoadPicture(picture) to that picture box
>    And then I resize the source picture to another picture box, with the
>StretchBlt function.

>But, if the source picture is big, I mean BIG! it will take a lot of system
>resources to load it into the picturebox (before resizing it)

>Here is my suggestion...
>I was thinking is something like this...
>    I would create a temporary object variable (?)
>    The picture would be loaded into memory only! (not wasting such
>resources like the picturebox)
>    And then I would manage things directly with this variable, making the
>StretchBlt operation.

>I think this would waste less system resources...
>but..

>how?
>Please help me! :)

>Thanks in advance
>Please e-mail me with your answer...
>If you found or have another method, and if it is faster than mine, please
>help me! :)

>Thank you VERY VERY much! :)

>E-mail me with your answer please

>Ricardo Martins Ferreira