Thread: How do I add an icon to a C program?

I am using MS Visual C++ 6.0,
I have an icon that I made in Visual C++. Is there a way that I can compile my program so that the final .exe file has the icon I made, not the usual icon?
Thanks

So, to facilitate all that, you first need a resource file, which can be as simple as:-

Code:

#include "resource.h"

IDI_ICON ICON "icon.ico"

Save that with an .rc extension and add it to your project's Resource Files folder.

You'll also need a resource.h to include, which can say:-

Code:

#define IDI_ICON	100

Note the second line. There's a problem with Microsoft's resource compiler (which bizarrely still hasn't been fixed after several service packs) that makes it fail to recognize the end of file condition unless there's an empty line at the end. I don't know whether this has been fixed in later releases.

That should get you an icon called icon.ico from your project's directory into your program, then you simply have to do as Ken suggested to use it the usual way.

Thanks man. You rock!