Saving an image as an .ico file

[Jason Barnett]

When trying to save an image as an icon, I've used the following line of
code (img is an System.Drawing. Image)...

img.Save("C:\ou tput.ico", ImageFormat.Ico n)

The files saves without an error, and it can be opened by Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer, but I cannot assign the image as a form icon. Does anyone
know what I can do to get this to work?

[Michel van den Berg]

Dear Jason Barnett,

Why aren't you able to assign the image as a form icon? Does it produce an
error, or aren't you able to browse to it? Could you specify your problem a
bit more?

Michel van den Berg

"Jason Barnett" <jw*@wbai.com > schreef in bericht
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When trying to save an image as an icon, I've used the following line of
code (img is an System.Drawing. Image)...

img.Save("C:\ou tput.ico", ImageFormat.Ico n)

The files saves without an error, and it can be opened by Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer, but I cannot assign the image as a form icon. Does anyone
know what I can do to get this to work?

[Jason Barnett]

I'm able to save the image with an .ico extension, however I don't think
it's in the correct .ico format. When I attempt to load it as an Icon
object, I receive an ArgumentExcepti on (with the message, "Argument
'picture' must be a picture that can be used as a Icon."). I'm able to
browse to the file and open it with "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer", but
the image does not appear as the icon for the file when I look at it in
Windows Explorer.

Here's a more detailed example of my code:

Dim icoFile As String = "C:\output. ico"

Dim img As Image = Image.FromFile( "C:\doc01.g if")
img.Save(icoFil e, ImageFormat.Ico n)

Dim icon As New Icon(icoFile)
Me.Icon = icon
"Michel van den Berg" <mv*@promontis. nl> wrote in message
news:eb******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Dear Jason Barnett,

Why aren't you able to assign the image as a form icon? Does it produce an
error, or aren't you able to browse to it? Could you specify your problem
a bit more?

Michel van den Berg

"Jason Barnett" <jw*@wbai.com > schreef in bericht
news:O%******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP09.phx.gbl.. .

When trying to save an image as an icon, I've used the following line of
code (img is an System.Drawing. Image)...

img.Save("C:\ou tput.ico", ImageFormat.Ico n)

The files saves without an error, and it can be opened by Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer, but I cannot assign the image as a form icon. Does
anyone know what I can do to get this to work?

[Michel van den Berg]

Dear Jason Barnett,

Try this:

Dim outputFileName As String = "C:\output. ico"
Dim inputFileName As String = "C:\input.g if"
Dim bmp as Bitmap = Ctype(Image.Fro mFile(inputFile Name, Bitmap)
Dim ico as Icon = Icon.FromHandle (bmp.GetHicon() )
Dim file as FileStream = new FileStream(outp utFileName,
FileMode.OpenOr Create)
ico.Save(file)
file.Close()
ico.Dispose();

Please note, that this is untested code, so I don't know if it will work.

Michel van den Berg

"Jason Barnett" <jw*@wbai.com > schreef in bericht
news:Ou******** **********@tk2m sftngp13.phx.gb l...

I'm able to save the image with an .ico extension, however I don't think
it's in the correct .ico format. When I attempt to load it as an Icon
object, I receive an ArgumentExcepti on (with the message, "Argument
'picture' must be a picture that can be used as a Icon."). I'm able to
browse to the file and open it with "Windows Picture and Fax Viewer", but
the image does not appear as the icon for the file when I look at it in
Windows Explorer.

Here's a more detailed example of my code:

Dim icoFile As String = "C:\output. ico"

Dim img As Image = Image.FromFile( "C:\doc01.g if")
img.Save(icoFil e, ImageFormat.Ico n)

Dim icon As New Icon(icoFile)
Me.Icon = icon
"Michel van den Berg" <mv*@promontis. nl> wrote in message
news:eb******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Dear Jason Barnett,

Why aren't you able to assign the image as a form icon? Does it produce
an error, or aren't you able to browse to it? Could you specify your
problem a bit more?

Michel van den Berg

"Jason Barnett" <jw*@wbai.com > schreef in bericht
news:O%******** *******@TK2MSFT NGP09.phx.gbl.. .

When trying to save an image as an icon, I've used the following line of
code (img is an System.Drawing. Image)...

img.Save("C:\ou tput.ico", ImageFormat.Ico n)

The files saves without an error, and it can be opened by Windows
Picture and Fax Viewer, but I cannot assign the image as a form icon.
Does anyone know what I can do to get this to work?