How do I give my program an icon?

Hello, all!


How do I give my program an icon?

I don't want a .jpg picture in my program folder. How do I code it into the program?


Cheers,
realchamp.

What kind of program do you have? Runs on Windows, Linux? Is it console, is it window app?

i also have this question. Im running xcode on a mac, writing a standard c++ program.

My program is a console application based on C++. It's for Windows.

Add (insert) an icon as a resource to your project.

... or after building the executable, you can use a program like exescope:
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA003525/emysoft.htm#6
There are a lot of these... if especially this one is licensed or doesn't work for you.

You should also refer to your compiler. For example in Dev-C++ you could add an icon via Project options.

I've trying alot to get it work. I can by now add it as a ressource.

However, to get it work. What code do I need to use? I've using google for 3 hours now. It seems to make no sence now. I hope you can help me!

Thanks,
- realchamp.

Here:

Code:

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1 ICON "icon.ico"

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Save this as .rc file
You can compile this using windres

Code:

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windres -i resource.rc -o resource.o

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Then compile it with your main .cpp file

Code:

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g++ resource.o main.cpp -o main

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If you are using an IDE, just include your .rc file in your project.

Ahh I got that. Thank you, I will just try it.

EIDT: The IDE is that for a console application for Windows?


That resource.rc, how do I exactly create that? Or is that the file I "extra" included?


EDIT: The "windres" doesn't work.

I did:

Code:

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C:/Plugins/srcds/icon windres -i resource.rc -o resource.o

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Unknown command "windres"

Okay, I tryed to include it (#include <resource.rc>)

I get this error:

Code:

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syntax error "constant"

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Hello realchamp

You don't need to include your resource file.

To mannually add the icon, (and probablly the easiest way)
just open up your favorite editor (or notepad) and save it with the .rc extension.
And do what richard_tominez showed you.
He put the constant for simplicity, (and used in only one place)
but you'd normally want to use macro

Code:

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IDI_MY_ICON DISCARDABLE "icon.ico"

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and make sure to define IDI_MY_ICON somewhere in your program.

hope this helps~

Okay, I will just try that. Thank you, PotatoCode :)

But where do I have to save my resource.rc?

Right now I have in the same folder as my main(.cpp) program is in.

Okay I got the

Code:

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#define IDI_MY_ICON

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In my program, just after the headers.

Now what do I do with?:

Code:

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DI_MY_ICON DISCARDABLE "icon.ico"

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Do I simply just put that in my source code somewhere after int main() { ?


EDIT: I did that, new errors:

Code:

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DISCARDABLE : not a command.... blablabla...

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Okay,

You forgot the ICON inbetween.
DISCARDABLE is optional and not required.

why don't you try this?

1. Open up a new console project.

2. Add/Create a blank file

3. In this new file type

Code:

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1 ICON "icon.ico"

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4. Save this file as myresource.rc in the root directory of the project

5. Check your project manager to see the newly added myresource.rc

6. Build and run

7. check your exe to see if the icon has been added.

edit:
Just in case, you want to replace icon.ico with the actual file name of your icon.
To create your own icon,
you can download icon plug-ins for photoshop. (google it) :)