Icon class giving error

[l46kok]

In my code, I'm trying to set an icon to a variable

Icon test = new Icon("systray.ico");

But this throws an exception and causes my program to crash if not handled (There should be no need to handle this). The file systray.ico is clearly included in my project and it even shows it on the solution explorer. Would there be something else I need to do to create a new icon variable?

[Edit]

I figured out that if I place the icon file on the same directory as the executable, then it works like a charm, but I need it to be called from the program itself. How do I accomplish this?

[dannystommen]

You can include the icon as a resource to your project.

In code you can do next:

Icon test = Properties.Resources.myIcon;

[boudino]

Check if the file's "Copy to output directory" settings in files' properties in Solution Explorer. If you want to access it this way, it should be Copy...

[BigEd781]

In my code, I'm trying to set an icon to a variable

Icon test = new Icon("systray.ico");

But this throws an exception and causes my program to crash if not handled (There should be no need to handle this)...

Also, any time that you are reading something from disk, you most certainly should handle any errors that may pop up.