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  1. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:34 PM #1
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    Changing Icon

    Ok, i'm making a setup program creater and I want to change the icon of a compiled exe. Anyone knows how to do this? (if it's even possible)

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  2. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:42 PM #2
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    Why would a setup program need to change the icon of a compiled exe?
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  3. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:44 PM #3
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    I made an engine (a separate exe) which is the actual setup program, i executes a text file. I want the user to be able to change this program's icon.

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  4. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:46 PM #4
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    A text file isn't a program. You could change the icon associated with a text file, if that's what you mean.
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  6. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:47 PM #5
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    Nono! I have the engine (an exe), and it contains a text file.

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  7. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:53 PM #6
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    And you want the user to be able to change the icon of your "engine?" Or the text file? How does your engine contain a text file?

    It's a setup program, right? So does it create a text file? and you want to change the icon FOR that text file?

    I'm so confused.
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  8. Nov 17th, 2002, 03:56 PM #7
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    lol, ok, I'll try to explain

    I have made a setup creater and a setup engine. The creater is used to generate a script file which the setup engine can run.
    So you can use the engine to execute a script file, the script file contains all needed info about how the setup should go.

    When the script file is made, i make a copy of the engine exe and put the text file into the exe. What I want to do is to change the icon of this exe.

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  9. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:13 PM #8
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    i know one really hard, and stupid way

    extract the icon, and open it in a hex editor, copy all text into clipboard.

    open the exe in a hex editor, search for the copied text...

    open a new icon and copy all text from it...

    paste it into the exe instead of the previous text...


    that's the only way i know of...
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  11. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:15 PM #9
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    That was what I was thinking
    I hoped someone would have some code to do it
    Thanks though.

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  12. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:17 PM #10
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    that could be done using code.....but i think there is a better way...
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    How?! Tell me!? please!

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  14. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:19 PM #12
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    well... i dont know a better way, but i hope there is
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    lol, i hope someone tells me that way

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    maybe you could do like this:
    VB Code:
    1. Open PrevIcon For Binary As #1

    2. 'get the text from it

    3. Close #1

    4.  
    5. Open NewIcon For Binary As #1

    6. 'get the text from it

    7. Close #1

    8.  
    9.  
    10. Open Exe For Binary As #1

    11. 'do search for  PrevIcons text and paste text from NewIcon...

    12. 'save

    13. Close #1
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  17. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:26 PM #15
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    Yea, but then the source icon must be the same size as the current one. ack! this is hard

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  18. Nov 17th, 2002, 04:28 PM #16
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    yep...hehe...
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    I've done some searching and I found a program called recource hacker, with it I can change the icon of a program, now all I need to know is how to do it with code

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