How to change Icons?

[vnarod]

I need to change Form Icon during run-time. Where can I store icons? I dont want to keep them as separate files and ImageList stores them in Picture format that is incompatible with Icon format.

 

[Divil]

Add them to your project, and mark their Build Action as "Embedded Resource". Then you can get them with Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream() at runtime.

 

[vnarod]

I am not sure how to use it. There is no samples in help. I tried
fm.Icon = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("explorer.ico")

but it gives an error. Can you show me an example,please?

 

[Divil]

fm.Icon = New Icon(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("MyNameSpace.explorer.ico"))

Check your root namespace by going in to project properties, and that should work ok.

 

[TechnoTone]

Originally posted by divil
Add them to your project, and mark their Build Action as "Embedded Resource".

Am I being a bit thick? I cant see how to do this.

 

[Divil]

Right button on project, Add Existing Item.

 

[TechnoTone]

Sorry - I shouldve been clearer. How do I mark the Build Action as "Embedded Resource"?



Edit: DOH!!! I was definitely being a bit thick. Found it in the property window.