Icons

Hopefully you''re using VC++ 6.0... In your project go to
File->New, then choose resource script, type "resource" in the filename box. In your main file (.cpp) type this line:

#include "resource.h"

Now, in your resource file (located under the resource tab), right click and go to Insert->Icon. Draw your icon (you can even pick different modes in the icon editor). Right click on the resource.rc file and click ''compile''. Once again in your mail file (.cpp), change the WNDLCLASS.hIcon line to... (note, I''m using WNDCLASS as the struct, use whatever your variable name for it is)

WNDCLASS.hIcon = LoadIcon(hInstance, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_WHATEVER_NAME_YOU_GAVE_IT);

That''s it. Hopefully I didn''t confuse you too much.

I think maybe I should totally ignore your post becuase I''m running Borland C++ 4.52 instead of VC++6. :D


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Try out this program for creating icons...

http://www.axialis.com/axicons/

BTW, its shareware.



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Edited by - +AA_970+ on October 12, 2000 10:14:11 PM

after I did that, I couldn''t figure out how to use the .ico file. Oh well, I guess I can just forget about it. Not that important.

In the C++ Builder its under project->Options->Application but you can add them to resource files like in previous post. Check out http://bcgrizzly.com/~forger/winprog/tutorial/ for how to edit borland rc files.

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