Can your own icons be installed if you use PD Wizard?

[euman]

The problem is getting your own icons installed when you have packaged your application with PD Wizard. Can this be done by modifying the SETUP.LST file - if so, how? Or does it require a totally dirrerent technique - if so, what?? Many thanks!!

 

[JohnYingling]

What icons do you mean? If you mean the Form icons then they are already included in the exe.

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[euman]

I just realised that it may be possible to do what I am thinking of - see the following link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dno2kta/html/pdwiz.asp

I am just about to try it and will inform if it works !!!

 

[CCLINT]

Generally, the icon used for the application being installed is the one in your project under: Project|Properties|Create|Symbol which uses the one that you have defined for a form's icon.

I guess you could use the path and name of an icon and put it in the SetUp.lst under Icon1=myPath - this is not recommended.

 

[euman]

Thanks CClint! I will try your first suggestion.

The method described in the link I gave above does work (at least when the target machine has Windows 98).

Trouble is, it is untidy to have the 4 or 5 icons of your application littered over the user's desktop.

Does anyone know how to put the shortcuts you are about to deploy to the users machine, neatly INSIDE a folder on the desktop?

Thanks...

 

[CCLINT]

You will need to add code to the Setup1.Exe (see thread222-268076 and thread222-253802)

 

[euman]

I might be missing it CClint - but I have looked at the 2 Threads you mention and I don't think they tell me how to put my application icons INSIDE a folder on the desktop (instead of just leaving the icons on the desktop - which I can now do!). Can you be more specific?

Many thanks!

 

[CCLINT]

You will need to modify the P&D Setup1 and re-write the proceedure that adds the icons and links.
The proceedure "CreateIcons" is what you are looking for.

 

[euman]

Do you have any sample code that might achieve what I want to do?

Thanks!

 

[baileyhp]

I suggest that you build a Folder on the desktop and place all of the icons in it then you can copy the folder for different users. (all need to have same programs)
hb