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Re: application icons
From: "Dario Alcocer" <alcocer@helixdigital.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:34 PM
> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Scheibler <michael.scheibler@onevision.de>
writes:
>
> Michael> Is it possible to give an icon to an .exe?
>
> Yes, but it needs to be linked into the EXE. However, a work-around
> of sorts is to create a short-cut to the EXE, and change the default
> icon of the short-cut by right-clicking on the short-cut and clicking
> on Properties.
Well, actually I wanted to know how to link an .exe with an icon.
I tried this:
echo "iconid icon file.ico" | windres -O coff -o file.o
gcc .... file.o -o binary.exe
What am I doing wrong?
Michael
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
> Dario Alcocer -- Sr. Software Developer, Helix Digital Inc.
> alcocer@helixdigital.com -- http://www.helixdigital.com
>
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