Changing my C++ program's icon

[Firestone]

How can I change my program's icon for anyone who uses the program? Obviously I would have to include the .ico file with it, but beyond that, I'm stumped.

[Duoas]

Typically the main icon is linked in at compilation. How exactly you do it depends on your compiler. In all cases, a Windows resource named MAINICON is in your exe.

You can also check out Resource Hacker, which you can use to manually change a program's icon.

[Firestone]

How would I add it in with Code::Blocks? I can't figure it out

[Duoas]

I don't know.

If you know how to link windows resources to your project, create an icon resource named MAINICON.

Otherwise you'll have to use resource hacker.

Good luck!

[William Hemsworth]

Its possible to do, ive never tried this but I think it should work.

SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETICON, ICON_SMALL, (LPARAM)LoadIcon(NULL,
MAKEINTRESOURCE(ICON_ID)));

[marco93]

ive never tried

If you've never tried, then try.
It takes 2 seconds...

[William Hemsworth]

No it doesn't, you have to create a Win32 project, make a window and then make it change the icon at runtime.. The point is I dont need to try it because im not the one with the problem, hes the one who should be putting in the effort to test it, im just giving suggestions.

[dmanw100]

Is there a simple way to do this in Dev-Cpp? There doesn't seem to be an area to compile linked .ico's into the project. I have tried using IconFX but it cannot add icons to a project that has already been compiled.

[msk88]

To dmanw100...

You can do it in Dev C++.Create a project & then go to Project->Project Options & in the "General" page you will find Icon Option for your project(for the .exe).

Done..!!

[Maulth]

http://www.winprog.org/tutorial/

[Amina_6]

can anyone suggest me, I want to change my icon according to particular flag
For example : In a project, I want to use 2 icon but accrding to one particular flag in mfc c++...please reply?????