How do I give my program an icon?

I will try that, thank you so much!

But at 1.; Do I have to create a new .cpp file? And then in the solution explorer, I add the .rc file?

Or just create a blank .rc file with notepad and add 3. into it?

I don't use the "project" stuff.

I just use "New File" and then I set it to .cpp and then I start coding.

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Originally Posted by realchamp

Or just create a blank .rc file with notepad and add 3. into it?

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Sure you can do that.
A resource file is just a text file with .rc extension.
VC++ 2008 express edition doesn't have a resource editor,
but that doesn't mean you can manage your resources :)

in all, you need a total of three files.
1. whatever.cpp
2. whateverName.rc
3. whateverIcon.ico

unless you can follow richard_tominez's answer on how to manually bind the resource file
to the exe file,
your best chance is to let your project manager (or solution manager) to do the job.

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I don't use the "project" stuff.

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Hehe, you might want to start using it because you will eventually need it. ;)
For example, NetBeans (another cool IDE) PM checks code file dependancy by refactoring,
something you can definitely appreciate.

Okay... I tryed both ways. The one of them gave me 78 errors. (Using the project).

I tryed the one with compiling, just getting unknown command "windres".

I wanna use the windres.

However with this in my code:

Code:

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#define MY_ICON

using namespace std;

int main()
{       
        MY_ICON ICON "icon.ico";

        bool quit = false;
    while (! quit)
        {

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And this in my icon.rc:

Code:

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ICON "icon.ico"

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Both my icon.ico and .rc are in the same folder as my main .cpp is.
However when I use the 1 you both set, I get errors. Without it, no errors at all. But the ICON didn't work on my program.

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Originally Posted by realchamp

Both my icon.ico and .rc are in the same folder as my main .cpp is.

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Great, stay on this track. :)
this is how the rest of the files might look like
main.cpp

Code:

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#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    std::cout << "Hello world!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

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myresource.rc

Code:

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101 ICON "icon.ico"

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Build your project all together.

Let me know how it goes

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Originally Posted by potatoCode

Build your project all together.

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What do you exactly mean? Also, when I don't try to add any "icon" stuff, the program doesn't give me errors or so.

Also if you would like to, I can give you TeamViewer 4 access. Then you can see it with your own eyes.

Or we can just chat over MSN or Steam.

Only if you want.

(I hope I didn't break any forum rules there?)

I think we can still solve your problem here.
(and for those who might need the same help later on)

you followed everything I told you but it still didn't work?
Hm, that's odd.

What IDE are you using?

Okay, that's fine.

However, I'm not sure what you mean about "IDE?".. I haven't found out of what that is yet. Only guessing.

windres is one of the utilities of Mingw package.
To compile your .rc file in command-line using cmd shell:

Code:

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c:\mingw\bin> windres -i c:\resource.rc -o c:\resource.o

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where:
c:\mingw\bin> is the directory where windres is
windres is the program itself
c:\resource.rc is the input file in C:\ directory
c:\resource.o is the outpuit file in C:\ directory

The commands I gave previously are for MSYS.

Ohh okay.

Is the folder on my c drive a standard one? (mingw?) Or do I have to DL something?

Okay, I tryed setting it up as you created it. It works. But I don't have any resource.o file.

I ran it in a batch script.

Code:

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c:\mingw\bin> windres -i c:\Plugins\srcds\resource.rc -o c:\Plugins\srcds\resource.o

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Didn't work. I'm getting invalid directory or no files. Even though my files are in that directory.
(It wouldn't let me save it into c:\srcds.

However I get a new file: windres. But it's a empty and it's only a "file" (none of these .dll, .exe, .bat extensions)

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Originally Posted by realchamp

However, I'm not sure what you mean about "IDE?".. I haven't found out of what that is yet. Only guessing.

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Rather than ask in each your post just use google. The first link does explain it. :cool:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...,GGLJ:en&q=ide

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Originally Posted by VictorN

Rather than ask in each your post just use google. The first link does explain it. :cool:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...,GGLJ:en&q=ide

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- Sorry.

I just completely forgot about Google :P

Thanks :)

ps. Anyone there can help me with this?

[QUOTE=realchamp;1825171ps. Anyone there can help me with this?[/QUOTE]Help you with what?
What is the current state of your problem?
What IDE (VC++ 6,0, VS2002/2003/2005/2008, ...) are you using?

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Originally Posted by realchamp

Also, when I don't try to add any "icon" stuff, the program doesn't give me errors or so.

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You're not... you didn't do anything like change "myicon.gif" to "myicon.ico"... did you?

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Originally Posted by potatoCode

You're not... you didn't do anything like change "myicon.gif" to "myicon.ico"... did you?

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I didn't create the .ico.

I think he compilied it, using a template for Adobe Photoshop.
(#define "he" a freind.)

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Originally Posted by VictorN

Help you with what?
What is the current state of your problem?
What IDE (VC++ 6,0, VS2002/2003/2005/2008, ...) are you using?

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I use VC++ 2008 Express Edition.

My current state is that I can't get an icon on my program. :(

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Originally Posted by realchamp

I use VC++ 2008 Express Edition.

My current state is that I can't get an icon on my program. :(

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What have you already tried to do to add an icon?