Basic Executable Icon

[pcxboy]

I have completed a .NET C++ project however the icon for the executable is the old DOS icon. How would I make it so that an icon I created would be the executable icon instead of the old DOS icon? Thank you very much. Also, my program gets much of the information needed from text files. Is there a way to bind those text files to the executable as well? Thank you again. :-D

[MoustafaS]

pcxboy wrote: I have completed a .NET C++ project A VS.NET project ? If so ,then just go to Project menu and then Properties and then you will find app.ico name asociated with the Icon property of the project ,there you can replace the icon of the exe itself by yours.

[MoustafaS]

pcxboy wrote: Is there a way to bind those text files to the executable as well? Thank you again You can just put them in the same directory,and open them by StreamReader object.

[Marc Clifton]

pcxboy wrote: Is there a way to bind those text files to the executable as well? Can they be put into the resource file? Marc My website
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[pcxboy]

if it can, I wouldnt know how to go about doing it, nor how to access that information

[pcxboy]

I wasnt able to find the Icon propert of the project.

[MoustafaS]

Right click your project in the solution explorer and click properties,then you will find in the right pan a field called Application Icon,just browse to your icon and it will be as well.

[Anonymous]

Cheat, Make your icon and rename it app.ico and place it in the project folder.

[pcxboy]

HA HA HA ha :laugh:. Yes, thats exactly what I did. I couldn't figure out how to do the other suggestions, even the online ones. Also, I decided to turn each text file into its own seperate class :sigh:. Very time consuming and increased the size of the program, but it worked. Thanks for all the help.