HOW TO: Add an Application Icon to a Visual J# .NET Application (324969)

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article describes how to add an application icon to a Visual J# .NET application.

The Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Microsoft Visual C# .NET /win32icon compiler option inserts an icon (.ico) file in the output file, which gives the output file the appearance that you want in Windows Explorer. The Visual J# .NET compiler does not support the /win32icon option. To work around this, you can create a resource compiler script file for the icon, and then create a resource (.res) file by using the Rc.exe utility. You can add the resource file to a Visual J# .NET application by using the compiler /win32res option.

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Add an Application Icon to a Visual J# .NET Application

1. In Notepad, use the following code to create a resource compiler script file that references the icon:

   1	ICON	"icon.ico"
   					

2. Save the file in Notepad as Icon.rc.
3. Run the following at a command prompt to create a resource (.res) file named Icon.res:

   rc icon.rc

4. Compile the Visual J# .NET application and reference the icon resource file (Icon.res) by using the /win32res option. You can do this from the command line or in the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment. To do this from the command line, run the following command:

   vjc /win32res:icon.res app.jsl

   To do this from the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment:
   
   
   1. Open the Property Pages dialog box for the project.
   2. Click the Configuration Properties folder.
   3. Click the Advanced tab.
   4. Add the following to the Additional Options property:

      /win32res:icon.res

   The resulting .exe file will have the appropriate icon next to it when you view it in Windows Explorer.

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