The SkinV is similar with Skin method, excepts that it can loads the EBN files from safe arrays or in other words from resources. The button provides multiple states like: normal, pushed, hot, disabled, custom, focused and so on. Each state has an associated skin that's displayed when certain state occurs. The UseTransparency property specifies whether the control supports transparency. The transparent regions in the control's skin indicates the transparency of the button.

There are several options to provide EBN files in your project as follows:

• (path) The path to the EBN file. This option is useful when your application installs files on the client's machine so you can provide the path to EBN files. 

  With Button1
      .SkinV exNormal, "C:\Program Files\Exontrol\EBN\vistasel.ebn"
  End With

• (string) The BASE64 encoded string that holds the EBN file. This option is useful if you provide EBN objects in the control's Template page or in code. The Exontrol's exImages tool generates BASE64 encoded strings from EBN files. 

  With Button1
      Dim s As String
      s = "gBFLBCJwBAEHhEJAEGg4BHQDg6AADACAxRDAMgBQKAAzQFAYahyGCGAAGEaBQgmFgAQhFcZQSKUOQTDKMIziYBYfgkMIgSbJUgDGAkRRdDSOYDmGQYDiCIoRShOMIjHLUXxtDaIZwhEAoJa0HAkABRVIRNLoARTAaeJKoSboJBGGwUQjQUB1HRNDy7JasY4GURYRDKY4RDSMFiQTZNVypAaIYqqa4JPrWNYqXhAdLgAKcSTtF6ZZjkCb4apqTpNVDeWCRPkDYYDBLJNZ0LT1FYZPLDZzlCrJCiCcwAY5AdYZBiQAS5SzLIqsWx7Cq4AJtWhaVwxXIEI5CADPchveTqNrvCaZW7FdAwTq+dw1XqVczuXLsPADI6gcZNeq6Xo7GEbJZEaa4bF4bh/guUZSuUEISgGJJGHQOocgyIwZAKKhaAAIQTH2MYhjQJBRAmZ5uiQIYIjmU5dlECQBkONJ8DsTIznSYQok+Ux4hmAhgjgKgMgOYJoEYDYEmECBSA6AZPmOPJNgAIAjjiTA/E4YpIn0PJOBOdJ1DmYhoiIJ4KSyLgugqIwIjYMYKmIQ54mcLJPCOEJCSuIoSCMOBPkORJbD8DpzFYRIRiQWQeEqEhkkkIhOhKZJ5CYQg/g8Q4IncNwJmgPJ2DoJBDFoXYXk6eR6GGGAmCmFhkhmZg5iSVlLHOJJ5DaCRZGiaYRA0eZSHYO5nFmYh3h4Z5Jm4foeigAxeGwOomnmRgOD2DojnCcA2iiKgyguIxpAoPo"
      s = s + "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"
      .SkinV exNormal, s
  End With

  In order to generate the BASE64 encoded string from your EBN file do the following:

  • Run the eXImages tool

  • Run the Windows Explorer and select or locate the EBN file. Press the CTRL + C or drop the EBN file in the middle panel ( Drag here files such of .bmp, .gif, .ebn, ... )

  • The clipboard contains the generated BASE64 string, or you can copy it from the right panel of the eXImages tool. Generally, the string is long, so you can use the s definition to insert it to your code.

• (array) A byte[] or safe arrays of VT_I1 or VT_UI1 expression that indicates the content of the EBN file. This option is useful if you want to provide the EBN files in the project resources. The idea is that you have to provide a safe array of bytes to the Skin parameter of the SkinV method. For instance, the VB6 provides the LoadResData function, the VB/NET or C# provides an internal class Resources where all items in the resources can be accessed through public properties. 

  VB6

  With Button1
      .SkinV exNormal, LoadResData(101, "CUSTOM")
  End With

  In order to insert the EBN file to the project resources do the following:

  • Click the VB Resource Editor button in the toolbox. 

  • Once the VB Resource Editor tool is opened, click the Add Custom Resource ... button in the toolbox

  • Locate, Select the EBN file in the opened file/folder dialog, and press Open button

  • The "CUSTOM"\101 item should be inserted in the resource file.

  • Click the Save button, so the RES file is being associated with your project. 

  VB/NET

  With Exbutton1
  	.SkinV(exNormal, WindowsApplication1.My.Resources.vistasel)
  End With

  In order to insert the EBN file to the project resources do the following:

  • Select the Project\Properties... from the VS menu

  • Click the Resources page

  • Click the Add Resource and then Add Existing File...

  • Locate, Select the EBN file in the opened file/folder dialog, and press Open button

  • The vistasel item is being generated and so it can be accessed in code using: WindowsApplication1.My.Resources.vistasel

  C#

  exbutton1.SkinV(exNormal, WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.vistasel);

  In order to insert the EBN file to the project resources do the following:

  • Select the Project\Properties... from the VS menu

  • Click the Resources page

  • Click the Add Resource and then Add Existing File...

  • Locate, Select the EBN file in the opened file/folder dialog, and press Open button

  • The vistasel item is being generated and so it can be accessed in code using: WindowsApplication1.Properties.Resources.vistasel