Assigning Messagebox Windows Icon

[Guest]

I am writing an app in VB.NET which does some basic checks of file
availability etc on load of Sub Main. If files are missing the user is
prompted with a messagebox (MessageBox.Show). The problem is "form" icon is
blank on the window, and the object in the system tray is the standard
Windows blank form icon.

Is there a way to assign an icon to the form of the MessageBox just so it
looks more uniform and professional?

Thank you.

Tippy.

 

[Claes Bergefall]

No you can't specify an icon for the upper left
corner of a messagebox, but if you specify an
owner window (use one of the overloads taking
a IWin32Window argument) it won't show up
in the task bar.

/claes

 

[Guest]

Bummer!

Thanks for your reply Claes.

No you can't specify an icon for the upper left
corner of a messagebox, but if you specify an
owner window (use one of the overloads taking
a IWin32Window argument) it won't show up
in the task bar.

/claes

 

[Jediah L.]

Depending on how important this is to you; you could create a custom message
box by creating a form derived class that emulates the message box by
providing the same functionality (and setting the icon on that form).