multiple icons

[SlasherStanley]

I have wrote a c# app and included the default app.ico file and then
compliled it.

When I create a shortcut to the application on the destop, I would like the
option of selecting from a choice of icons that are built into the file.

How do I include the icons in my application for this to work?

Thanks

Slasher Stanley

 

[DalePres]

Make sure the icon is included in the project. If it doesn't show in the
project explorer, right click the project file, select add existing item,
then browse to the icon file. Next, set the build action property of the
icon file to Embedded Resource.

To programatically set the icon file as the form file for the main form, use
the following code, either in the form constructor or wherever else in your
code you choose to set the icon.

this.Icon = new Icon(GetType(),"myIcon.ico");

Hope this helps,

Dale

 

[SlasherStanley]

Sorry I was not clear enough.

My application is compiled and does show the icon(app.ico).

If I create a windows shortcut to it, and then view the properties of the
shortcut, I have the option to change the icon. Unfortunatley the only icon
that my executable has is the one that is shown from app.ico.

I would like my compiled program to have mutliple icons within, so that I
can select from several icons on the shortcut.

Thanks for your help so far.

Alan

 

[DalePres]

That is a good question. I just checked one of my apps that I have 10 icons
in, and they all get used in the app, but only the app icon shows up in
shortcut properties. Yet the older VB version shows all 10 icons in
shortcut properties. Guess I just never noticed that before.

I'll be waiting to see the answers you get as well.

Dale