Dim outBitmap As Bitmap
Dim tmpIcon1 As Icon = (Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(f))
outBitmap = tmpIcon1.ToBitmap
outBitmap.Save(destName, iFormat)
picturebox1.BackgroundImage = outBitmap
I've reduced my massive test code to the above for this post.
In the above iFormat is the BMP image format.
The picture box displays the correct image but the saved image shows in Windows Explorer and Paint as all black.
well i convert a certain image to an icon file and when i upload it its just a white rectangle in the corner of my app instead of the actual icon???
View 2 RepliesI'm attempting to remake the Explorer to customize it some more. I know how to get Name, FileSize ect. Getting the Icon is hard though.
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The code i'm using to Insert the Icon into a image, i'm getting this error: Error1Value of type 'System. Drawing.Icon' cannot be converted to 'System.Drawing.Image'
I want to have an icon / image of a folder on my form and I want it to operate just the same as a desktop shortcut to a directory does. If clicked, it opens directory, if file / folder is dropped onto it it sends those to the specified directory.I am however going to need to use something like this:[code]
View 8 RepliesI am writing an application that will cache all my files and then let me display files that I would like to display. I am wanting to extract the icons from each file as I cache them.My question is this: How can I detect if the icon from one file is the same as another icon and therefore prevent me from extracting it twice?
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View 1 RepliesI'm trying to use the VB.net and the ConvertAccessProject to convert a .mdb file to a .accdb formatted file. I'm having a problem getting the right References included in the project as it isn't recognizing the ConvertAccessProject command.
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how to convert or decompile vb .exe file to normal vb code file.because we can make a changes on vb exe file. so first we can decomplie the vb exe file in normal vb coded file.
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View 2 Repliesi am a beginner and trying to write a program that can convert .dwg file into .xml file format.i am familiar with visual studio 2008, vb.net and autocad 2007.my question is what do i need to do or learn to start this project?
View 2 RepliesIīm working in a application where I receive a .htm file, but I need convert it to a excel 2003 file
if I right click on .htm file appears the option to open it with excel 2003, but through the application even if I change the extension to .xls, the application continues recognize it as a .htm file, and donīt open it.
while coding on my current project.. I just want to convert the media file (.wav) to text (.txt)/(.doc).
View 2 RepliesDoes anyone have a source code or tutorial link how will I able to convert and Excel File data into an XML file?Currently I have tables that compose of headers and Data from excel file and i tried to use and convert into XML using "print" code but in VBA. I want to learn it by using the VB.net code.
View 2 Replieshow to get the icon of an exe file. For example if I have a button on a form which starts NotePad when it is clicked. It would be nice to enhance the buttons apperance with the Notepad icon.
View 9 RepliesI have a custom file format I save in binary data. When I view it, I get the default windows icon because it has no program to associate it with. How do I assign an icon to a file? Or, how to I tell windows what the default icon for my format is?
View 1 RepliesIs there any way to change the icon on a .exe file ?
View 1 RepliesI'm making a explorer like app to browse files stored on my computer. My app will be in "Icon" view. The question is: How to display the icon of an exe file?
View 1 RepliesIs there a simple way to get the associated icon to a type of file. I mean suppose that i want to get the icon used for PDF files but i do not have a pdf file how can I get the typical icon associated to each file type?
View 2 RepliesI use vb 2008 express. How do I put a custom icon for the exe file of the program I made? Is there a vb technique to do so ?
View 2 RepliesIs there a "correct" way to put a icon on the .exe file?
View 4 RepliesI want to save the fav icon in the each page i have navigated to. because i have a bookmark field where each bookmark is a .url file. and i want the icon to be the fav icon of the page it has saved. ( if i got one saying "Dreamincode" with "www.dreamincode.com" inside it then i want to save the icon of www.dreamincode.com )the name sould be the url. So i can use "if file.exist" becuase otherwise it will add a new icon for each image of items the site contains.
View 14 RepliesHow come I don't have icon on my app .exe file.In VS 2010, in project properties under icon I have selected icon i want and under application files this .ico is included.
View 12 RepliesIs that Possible to add icon or pic to exe file of my project after build the exe?
View 4 RepliesI have problem to associate an Icon to the specific extention like *.nst which is my application's file.
I can associate icon by writing some registry entries where I have given the path of the icon file. but I don't want to do like this I actually want to embed the icon file into the EXE file and then set the ICON.
I have embeded the icons into EXE by doing some stuff but when I have given the icon index that icon is not associated with the file only first ICON is associated.
i have developed a program on Visual Studio.Net 2005, also i have deployed the program and got a shortcut icon on desktop which is fine but when i go to C:\program files\[MyProject]\MyProject.exe, the ,exe file has the default icon, i want to change that default icon to the custom icon. How can i perform this task?
View 6 RepliesOk guys, i am working on a really cool mini vb devoloper, but i want to be able to let the user change the icon of their program like in vb, is there a code were when a user clicks a button it opens up a file dialog and lets them select the icon and then sets it to the program destiniation file example : "C:/Test/Test2.exe"?
View 13 RepliesI am using Visual Basic 2010 Express. I want to put an icon my Application to make it look better instead of the regular [IMG]C:Documents and SettingsJake EhrmanDesktoppost 1[/IMG]
I have the picture saved as an .ICO so i can insert it but i want it like this... [IMG]C:Documents and SettingsJake EhrmanDesktoppost 2[/IMG] how would i go about changing the icon for the project file?
before in VB6 quite simple, so i try learn .net version. so I write this code
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I am working on a vb6 to vb.net migration project using VS 3.5. In my application, there is .resx file and some icons are there in this file (eg: icoIN,icoUS etc). On click of a checked listbox (which is filled with country names), the particular country flag should be displayed on a picture box control. The image of country flag is taken from the .resx file.I tried with the following code.[code]
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