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VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font?

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So I want to include a custom font with a program I am working on in
VB6. The program will simply be distributed as an executable in a
folder of the resources it uses - I really want to avoid forcing the
user to install the code.

So I want to have a form use a custom font that I include in the
folder. How do I do this at runtime?

I tried

Set frmMain.Font.Name = App.path & "\resources\customfont.ttf"

and other various permutations, with no luck. The only way I can get
it to work is to actually install the font in question on the users
machine, which is simply an extra level of unnecessary burden.

Any advice? Is it even possible to point to a custom font at runtime
and use it?

Thanks for you help!!

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VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Brigand <markashall@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-08 06:53 -0800
  Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? "Thorsten Albers" <gudea@gmx.de> - 2011-12-08 15:43 +0000
    Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Brigand <markashall@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-08 10:28 -0800
      Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Brigand <markashall@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-08 11:41 -0800
        Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2011-12-08 21:31 +0000
          Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Brigand <markashall@hotmail.com> - 2011-12-09 06:42 -0800
            Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Thorsten Albers <gudea@gmx.de> - 2011-12-09 23:08 +0100
            Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? Jim Mack <no-uce-ube@mdxi.com> - 2011-12-09 20:14 -0500
            Re: VB6 - use a custom, non-installed font? "Thorsten Albers" <gudea@gmx.de> - 2011-12-09 17:43 +0000

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