icon <=> image?

[ejudy]

How can you change .ico file to .bmp file?

[mlewis]

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Make new vb project
Add a picturebox to a form
Set picturebox.picture to the icon file
In PictureBox_Click event, write the code savepicture picture1.picture, filename
Done!
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[ejudy]

mlewis, thanks for ur reply.

I used exactly same way to get a bmp file. but when I tried to open it. I was told: This is not a valid bmp file. I couldn't do any manipulation such as rotating like I did for a real bmp file.

any other suggestion?

[ejudy]

mlewis, thanks for ur reply.

I used exactly same way to get a bmp file. but when I tried to open it. I was told: This is not a valid bmp file. I couldn't do any manipulation such as rotating like I did for a real bmp file.

any other suggestion?

[mlewis]

Well do you have Visual C++? If so, open the icon in there, and you can C&P it to a new bitmap and save that..

I just did the thing I said, it worked on Win2k; what are you using to open the BMP? I used Paint, worked great...

[ejudy]

me too, win2k. and Paint to view it.

It works only after using VC++. Really, C>B!

Thanks lot. :)

[DiGiTaIErRoR]

To do it by code look at this site:

www.allapi.net

or maybe it's .com?
:confused:

[jim mcnamara]

Another suggestion try Microangelo

It will convert any file to .ico and will also create .bmp files.

www.microangelo.com for free trial.

[ejudy]

Jim I didn't find any info from that site.........:confused:

I don't need a domain right now :)

[ejudy]

that's okay.

I found a icon builder from allapi.net. It seems good.

Thanks, guys!