> "Frank Rizzo" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
> news:ObQL2jkVFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
>
>>Some EXEs have a bunch of icons embedded in it.  Like for instance,
>>Excel.exe has 22 icons in it.  They use it to display both the
>>application icon (that would be the first icon) and document icons
>>(2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc...).
>>
>>How can I add multiple icons to my EXE created by VB6?
>
>
> two options come to mind immediately:
> 1) You can assign different icons to different forms
> 2) You can use a resource file
>

> Bob Butler wrote:
>> "Frank Rizzo" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
>> news:ObQL2jkVFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
>>
>>> Some EXEs have a bunch of icons embedded in it.  Like for instance,
>>> Excel.exe has 22 icons in it.  They use it to display both the
>>> application icon (that would be the first icon) and document icons
>>> (2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc...).
>>>
>>> How can I add multiple icons to my EXE created by VB6?
>>
>>
>> two options come to mind immediately:
>> 1) You can assign different icons to different forms
>> 2) You can use a resource file
>>
>
> But then, let's says I want to assign the second icon to an
> application file.  For instance, my app saves files with an .sqa
> extention.  When users click on an .sqa file, my app gets launched.
> I want to assign .sqa files a certain icon, different from the main
> application icon. This is done in the registy.  For instance, for
> .csv files Excel assigns the following:
>
> excel.exe, 4
>
> So I am trying to replicate the same in my app.

> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>
>>Bob Butler wrote:
>>
>>>"Frank Rizzo" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
>>>news:ObQL2jkVFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
>>>
>>>
>>>>Some EXEs have a bunch of icons embedded in it.  Like for instance,
>>>>Excel.exe has 22 icons in it.  They use it to display both the
>>>>application icon (that would be the first icon) and document icons
>>>>(2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc...).
>>>>
>>>>How can I add multiple icons to my EXE created by VB6?
>>>
>>>
>>>two options come to mind immediately:
>>>1) You can assign different icons to different forms
>>>2) You can use a resource file
>>>
>>
>>But then, let's says I want to assign the second icon to an
>>application file.  For instance, my app saves files with an .sqa
>>extention.  When users click on an .sqa file, my app gets launched.
>>I want to assign .sqa files a certain icon, different from the main
>>application icon. This is done in the registy.  For instance, for
>>.csv files Excel assigns the following:
>>
>>excel.exe, 4
>>
>>So I am trying to replicate the same in my app.
>
>
> What have you actually done, in this "trying" you speak of?  Bob gave you the answer.
> Seems you just need to "try" associating an icon manually, to get the numerical
> ordering of the embedded icons, no?  Is there something you're actually having
> difficulty with?

>  >>>
> What have you actually done, in this "trying" you speak of?  Bob gave
> you the answer. Seems you just need to "try" associating an icon
> manually, to get the numerical ordering of the embedded icons, no?  Is
> there something you're actually having difficulty with?
> <<<
>
> Karl,
>
> Here is the part I don't get.  In vb6, I go File/Make MyApp.Exe
> In the Make Project dialog, I click Options...
> Then I pick the application icons from various icons already assigned to
> various forms.  I ok my way back to the Make Project dialog and click Ok
> to compile the app.
>
> Now I examine the EXE using a tool such as Microangelo (or various
> ExtractIconEx based tools) - it reports that then compiled .exe only has
> one icon. Even though, per Bob's suggestion #1, I added different icons
> to different forms.  In contrast, if I examine Excel.exe, it reports 22
> icons.
>
> As far as Bob's #2 suggestion - resources - that's fine, but I don't
> know where to go with this.  So I created a resource file and added a
> bunch of icons there (btw, it won't accept true-color icons).  How can I
> now select the resource file as the source of the application icon?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
> Karl E. Peterson wrote:
>
>> Frank Rizzo wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Butler wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Frank Rizzo" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:ObQL2jkVFHA.2700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Some EXEs have a bunch of icons embedded in it.  Like for instance,
>>>>> Excel.exe has 22 icons in it.  They use it to display both the
>>>>> application icon (that would be the first icon) and document icons
>>>>> (2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc...).
>>>>>
>>>>> How can I add multiple icons to my EXE created by VB6?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> two options come to mind immediately:
>>>> 1) You can assign different icons to different forms
>>>> 2) You can use a resource file
>>>>
>>>
>>> But then, let's says I want to assign the second icon to an
>>> application file.  For instance, my app saves files with an .sqa
>>> extention.  When users click on an .sqa file, my app gets launched.
>>> I want to assign .sqa files a certain icon, different from the main
>>> application icon. This is done in the registy.  For instance, for
>>> .csv files Excel assigns the following:
>>>
>>> excel.exe, 4
>>>
>>> So I am trying to replicate the same in my app.
>>
>>
>>
>> What have you actually done, in this "trying" you speak of?  Bob gave
>> you the answer.
>> Seems you just need to "try" associating an icon manually, to get the
>> numerical
>> ordering of the embedded icons, no?  Is there something you're
>> actually having
>> difficulty with?