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[gravyboy]

What are the required dimensions, properties etc of an icon for me to be able to turn it into a forms icon?

I ask because I have a 32x32 bitmap (609.ico) that when I try to set as the main icon the error 'invalid property value' is returned.

[HeSaidJoe]

to my knowledge, it needs to be an .ico

It's probably not in Icon format, however, you can use a conversion process to convert it.

Make a Form with a PictureBox, ImageList and a CommandButton

Private Sub Command1_Click()

    ImageList1.ListImages.Add 1, "Icon", Picture1.Picture
    Set Form1.Icon = ImageList1.ListImages.Item(1).ExtractIcon

End Sub

[gravyboy]

Thanks megatron,

however - icon format?
I thought that anything with .ico was an icon?

Please enlighten me!

An Icon is a Bitmap, but the format is slightly different. An Icon consists of an Image (bitmap) combined with an ImageMask to form transparent areas on it, whereas a normal bitmap does not.

[gravyboy]

Can I export the image in a picbox to another picbox as an icon and then save it as such?