Icon not displaying when exe is created in VB 6.0.

Question

Hi,

For the exe generated, the Icon is not displayed. I added the Icon in the project Properties --> Make tab --> Application --> Icon. I am using Vb 6.0 I can see the icon in the project properties. but the same is not displayed when the exe is generated.

I added the icon in the resource file too. But its not displayed. I added the image for it. Please help me in displaying the icon for the exe generated.

Thanks Ramm

Answer 1

There are 2 methods to setting your exe's icon:

1: Set your Main Form's icon to the icon you want to use for the exe. On the make tab, from the Application Icon drop-down, select your form that has the icon you want to use. Compile.

2: Using a resource file. To do this, check out this forum post. Using this method, you have to use icons with max 256 colors.

Answer 2

We've had problems with that in the past. I'm pretty sure it has to do with your icon dimensions being out of scope. Hack workaround - add a dummy form (frmIconHolder) with the 32x32 icon you want as the icon for that form. Then in the project Properties --> Make tab --> Application --> Icon, set it to this new form.

Answer 3

Make sure that your Icon does not exceed 256 colors and it has both 16x16 and 32x32 images in it.