Problem:
How to create an icon side file for Dialog System's screensets?
Resolution:
1. Open a text editor (e.g. Notepad)
2. Add a line for each icon with the following format:
unique-number ICON icon-name.ICO
e.g. 200 ICON Bank.ICO
3. Save the file with RC extension
4. Start a Net Express Command Prompt
5. Change directory (CD) to the location of the RC file
6. Compile the resource file as follows:
RC -R TheRCfileName.RC<enter>
7. Link the resource file as follows:
LINK -MACHINE:I386 -DLL -NOENTRY TheRCfileName.RES<enter>
8. Edit the ICN file
9. Add [win-icons] if it is not there yet
10. Add the icons below [win-icons] as follows:
icon-name-ICON : TheRCfileName.DLL unique-number
*where icon-name is same as in the RC file
*where unique-number is same as in the RC file
e.g. Bank-ICON : TheRCfileName.DLL 200
11. Open screenset
12. Go to Options/Resource files...
13. Click on the Browse button to locate the ICN file from the Icon/Bitmap file entry field form
14. Click OK
15. Save screenset and Exit
16. Open screenset
17. Go to the property of the window
18. Click on the Icon button
19. Select icon
20. Click OK
21. Click OK
22. Save screenset
