I found some VB6 code over here to get and set icons on the desktop.After converting it to VB.NET and making some minor modifications it should simply save the icon's locations at startup into an array of POINT structures, set all icons to random locations when a button is pressed and put the icons back when the applications exits. When I start the app all icons dissapear and nothing happens when the button is pressed or when I exit (I can get the icons back by aligning them by grid).The VB6 to VB.NET converter gives me a warning when i try to marshal the POINT structure saying that i need special conversion for marshaling non bittable types.
Here's the code:
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasicImports Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6Imports SystemImports System.Runtime.InteropServicesImports System.Windows.Forms
Imports Project1.Declarations
Friend Partial Class Form1
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
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I am trying to create a setup file which would automatically install a link to the executable in the User's Desktop and Startup--> Program. However despite following all the steps in the right order I do not see any short cut in the desktop and Start -> Program.
I have an issue with the icon displayed on the desktop. I have used the project's properties, application form and used the dropdown menu under icon to associate an Icon to the application. I have done this loads of times before and it has always worked.
I am developing a windowsforms app in VS 2008. I have set the icon in the project properties. It is a tray application. The icon appears properly in the tray and in the taskbar when the application is maximized, but the icon does not show when I right click on the taskbar icon. There are 3 choices: My Program Name, Pin this program to taskbar, and Close Window. This is a built in context menu, but I have no idea how to get my icon in the first item in the list, which is my program.
when the user installs my vb.net application, i would like my icon (a shortcut) to be placed on the user's desktop. i am using vb express 2008, and am using the installer that it comes with. how do i specify an icon for this:?
i have visual basics 2008 express and i made a app, how can i change the icon that it displays when on the desktop, and how can i get it to minimize to the right bottom of the screen next to the clock.
I am running Windows 7 home premium (64bit) and writing programs using VB 2010 Express.
I have found a user can change icon display size using 'control panel' > 'appearance and personalization' >'Display' where they can select small, medium or large. The result, even though the icon heigth & width values are not changed, the apparent icon size on the desktop(and also text size in controls) is changed. Hence, if the user has chosen a larger icon size that I have on my machine, text in a button is larger and may not be completely visible.Knowing the user font size choice, I could adjust font size as required.[code]...
Is there a way to know/dictate where an icon is to be placed on the Desktop.For example, if I was to be in My Documents and I see a file of which I desire to have a Shortcut of Send(ed) to the Desktop (by using the right-click command "Send to Desktop"),how can I "peek" the Windows processing and determine, then intercept, the location it's determined to place this icon at.I desire to be able to dictate more than the location, but believe that upon acquiring this information I can obtain everything else I need.
Any visual basic net code to make the application run between desktop icon and background wallpaper. It mean if that application is running in background the icon in the desktop should be selectable..
I've created my first Visual Studio (2010) app. It's a simple, single form, single exe app. I set the application icon in Project Properties and built the app. When I view the exe file in Windows Explorer the small icon displays but when I copy the exe file to my Windows 7 desktop I get the default exe icon instead of the icon I've specified. If I copy the ico file to the desktop the picture displays and when I create a shortcut to the exe file and specify my ico as the icon it also displays.
and I have encountered the exact same problem, that the desktop shortcut icon created by the Setup program does not work when dragging and dropping a file (in this case an Access-database) onto it,
while a shortcut manually created works just fine.
I do not understand the answer in the above thread. But, anyway I would like to find a way to solve the problem directly, preferably through the Setup program itself.
I just created a game program out of VBE2008 and did the build process to turn it into a .exe file.When I did the build function I apparently missed the step of attaching an icon to the project.Now when I do a desktop shortcut to the .exe file there is no pretty icon - just an ordinary looking window box.How do I add a desktop shortcut icon to inside the project settings?
I have created a project that uses a listview associated to an imagelist (LargeImagelist, I have set the size as 100 x 75 and 32 bit depth), that displays information from a database along with an image from the image list. My listview is set to tilemode so that I can control the size of the tiles to get two columns of six. The image list is populated when the form is loaded from all the images in a specific folder, this part is working appropriately as I can get a picturebox working consistently that references an image from the imagelist.
How can I get all the names of the shortcuts icons in the desktop into a String? Like: Computer, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Internet Explorer....etz. I tried to use "My.Computer.FileSystem..." , but didn't find a way.
How can you add a image where when you double click on the icon and the program starts it shows a picture before the program loads. Like Photoshop startup or the new 2010 visual Basic express start up
I am really confused! My program doesn't work if I don't have Visual Studio here in my PC. To test it I have uninstalled Visual Studio. But my program doesn't work though Flash Player is present there (I have used Flash animation in the first form).
To be more sure about it I have installed Flash. But it's not working! That means the Flash animation file (.swf) is not making a problem! It needs support from Visual Studio to start. Doesn't it mean that some files are not attached with a setup file as a result it needs Visual Studio to run? Let me tell you how I create a setup file of my program.
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When I click on the icon of my program it shows the error message
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Reporting details: This error report includes information regarding the condition of WindowsApplication1. When the problem occurred the operating system version and computer hardware is use; your Digital Product ID, which could be used to identify your license; and the Internet Protocol(IP) anddress of your computer.
We have migrated our Vb6 application to VB.NET using a third party tool. Now we are in a process of Refactoring and introducing object oriented concepts in the application.
In VB6, we were using structures in many places. As a part of introducing object oriented programming,
1. is it a good idea of changing all Structures to Classes? or Is there a concept of "Generic Structure" similar to Generic collections, Generic classes?
2. Can some one guide me any source containing guide lines or best practices for applications that are migrated to VB.NET from VB6 and implementing object oriented programmaing.
I've been using the following code in an old VB6 project, now I've moved over to VB.net (2008) can someone show me the .net version please. I have Googled it but no luck. Basically this will "run" a program from the desktop link
I'm coming from unix / server / c++ /java background with no GUI experience .i need to build windows GUI application , i need to build it fast i was told that the .net family is the exact thing for such job . but there is VB.net and c# what should i choose what is faster and better for such job ? what will be easier for none teachi user to install and for me to deploy the end product
How do I get the icon of a file. So for example in visual studio, how do you get them that visual studio icon in your application?Is it possible to save the icon on your computer?
My program was working fine. I have ther Excel program File.xls up on the desktop. I have Excel Object 12.0 in Add References checked. I just do not know what is wrong. Here is a code excerpt:
Dim xlApp As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.ApplicationDim xlBook As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook Dim xlSheet As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Worksheet xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application") xlBook = xlApp.Workbooks("File.xls") xlSheet = xlBook.Worksheets(1)
how to program facebook desktop apps...but i downloaded the facebook dev kit but how do i ad it to the visual basic or visual studio library to be able to use it...because there is no installer...just 2 main files with sub-files. Csharp and Vb...what to do?
