How can i store multiple .ico files into a .DLL file

Question

How can i store multiple .ico files into a .DLL file that can be opened and read from just like SHELL32.dll.

i am using it for a few .ico files that i am making that a few of my friends might want to use also, and it would be much nicer to use a .dll like SHELL32.dll.

i have:

• office 2007 (the built in VB)
• Visual studio 2010 express
• i might still have some old verstion of BASIC (command prompt programming)

i have windows 7 home premium 64bit

Answer 1

Create a DLL project in VS10. Edit resources. Add as many icons as you want.

Answer 2

Visual Studio should have a resource compiler that can bundle icons into exe or dll formats. You could probably use a wizard of some kind to create a new dll project, and then just stuff that with the icons.

Visual Studio Express might not be as capable. As an alternative, if you are up for it, MinGW has a resource editor, and MinGW is free.

Answer 3

I am not sure about the limited resource editing capabilities of VS2010 express, as I remember it was painful to add version information to resources under C++ Express Edition. My quick research resulted in GConvert to be a suitable program that is unfortunately not free.