How to: Show SVG symbols in the color of the form

Show a single-color symbol from an SVG icon set on a form, sharp at every size and in the color of the form's text, and change it for each record.

Requires WKL Forms Object Library 1.52 or later.

• A WklImage control draws the SVG file through Direct2D; SizeMode = wimZoom keeps its aspect ratio.
• Icon sets draw with currentColor; SvgColor sets that color to the form's color.
• When the control is bound to a field that holds the file name, the symbol follows the current record.

Keep the symbols in a symbols folder next to the database, insert a WKL Image control named imgSymbol, and set its Control Source to a Symbol field that holds the file name (symbols\warehouse.svg):

Private Sub Form_Load()
    With Me!imgSymbol.Object
        .SizeMode = wimZoom
        .SvgColor = Me!lblTitle.ForeColor     ' the color of the form's title
        .Source = "symbols\empty.svg"         ' shown when the field is Null
    End With
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Current()
    If Len(Me!imgSymbol.Object.ErrorText) > 0 Then Debug.Print Me!imgSymbol.Object.ErrorText
End Sub

• Relative paths start at the database folder (CurrentProject.Path), so the symbols folder can move along with the database.
• An SVG with its own colors ignores SvgColor; only currentColor is replaced.
• Direct2D doesn't draw SVG text or filter effects; convert text to paths in your drawing program.
• A missing file shows its path in the control and in ErrorText; the form keeps running.

• WklImage overview
• API reference: WklImage