Getting an image path using fromfile()

Question

String^ path = "C:\Users\Abu Bakr\Pictures\Photoshop\Thumbnail for zactonia.png";
        Picture->Image = System::Drawing::Image::FromFile(path);

I am trying to make a slideshow program. This is my problem I cannot put the image inside the picture box.

Felice Pollano · Answer 1 · 2014-03-07T13:56:55.563

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Try to escape the '\':

String^ path = "C:\\Users\\Abu Bakr\\Pictures\Photoshop\\Thumbnail for zactonia.png";
        Picture->Image = System::Drawing::Image::FromFile(path);

edited Mar 07 '14 at 13:56

answered Mar 07 '14 at 07:51

Felice Pollano

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Platform independent way is preferred. – squid Mar 07 '14 at 07:53
@user3343541 Note that the person writing the answer missed one location. Do not just blindly copy-paste, you need to actually understand the answer. – Some programmer dude Mar 07 '14 at 08:33
@user3343541 Also, Windows have always supported forward slashes in paths, so you could try `String^ path = "C:/Users/Abu Bakr/Pictures/Photoshop/Thumbnail for zactonia.png";` – Some programmer dude Mar 07 '14 at 08:37

Getting an image path using fromfile()

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