| Visual FoxPro Tips |
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| Using your own icon in the .exe |
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| First you will need an icon
for your program. You can either use one of the
collection included with VFP or create your own.
To use one of the included ones, check out the graphics
directory on your computer. For example, with the
default installation of VFP6, the directory is "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Graphics\Icons\". |
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| To create your own icons, you
need an icon creation utility. We use a shareware
program called IconForge. To download a copy, visit
the publisher's web site: |
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| http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_if.html |
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| Here's the trick when you make
your own icons: The images used must be 16 colors
only. If you use 256 colors, the Fox logo icon will
be shown instead of your own! You must also include
the correct size images in the icon. |
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| An icon file can contain several
images at different sizes. Windows selects the appropriate
size for the display. For example, if you are browsing
a folder with Windows Explorer and you have your
view set to "list", you will see the small
version of the icon. However, if you're view is
set to "icons", you will see a larger
version. For VFP .exe files, create an icon with
16*16 and 32*32 sizes. |
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| When your icon is ready, add
it to your project. Click on the "Other"
tab in the Project Manager window, click on "other
files" and click on the "Add" button.
Select "icon" from the file type drop-down
then select the icon file and click on "OK". |
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| Next add the icon to the .exe
file. While your project is open, Press Ctrl-j to
open the Project Information box. Make sure the
"Attach icon" box is checked, and click
on the "Icon" button. Now use the Open
box to select your icon. |
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| If you would like to also change
the title bar icon in Windows, add this code to
the main program of your application: |
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| _screen.icon="<myIcon>.ICO" |
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| Compile your .exe and browse
the folder in Windows Explorer to see how the icon
looks. |
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| This tip is provided to you
by Foxy Classes.
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click here. |
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