Tutorial for Loading an Icon

I think the api call is LoadIcon

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp
Then click "Platform SDK"
Then "Win32 API"
Then "Reference"
Then "Functions by Category"
Then "Icon"

All the icon functions are there

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Original post by Zeke

Can anyone point me in the direction of how to Load an Icon for a window? Or just a general beginner windows programming tutorial.
Thanks

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Loading an Icon for a window is quite easy, all you need to do is allocate it within the winmain function when you enter all the details in your class structure before passing the info onto create window, somthing along the following lines should do the trick.

HWND hWnd;
MSG lpMsg;
WNDCLASS wcApp;

wcApp.lpszClassName = szProgName;
wcApp.hInstance = hInst;
wcApp.lpfnWndProc = WndProc;
wcApp.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL,IDC_ARROW);
wcApp.hIcon = <- Here is where you allocate
your icon, basicly you need
to use the Make Resource
Function to turn it into
a resource pointer from the
RC file linked with your
Project.
wcApp.lpszMenuName = 0;
wcApp.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(LTGRAY_BRUSH);
wcApp.style = CS_HREDRAW/CS_VREDRAW;
wcApp.cbClsExtra = 0;
wcApp.cbWndExtra = 0;

if(!RegisterClass(&wcApp))
return 0;

If you need any more help, iv''e got a couple of full examples that iv''e written in MSVC6.0 with the project settings etc, e-mail me or ICQ me and i''ll send you them.




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Thanks guys I was following the TOTWGPG book and this is where i hit a hurdle but with your help I was able to load custom icons
Thanks again