Creating button with icon image

[furrycow]

Hey,

I am trying to create a button that has an image of an icon on it...this works perfectly fine when using an icon in a .dll file, already in Windows, however, when i try and use a .ico file, it does not work...in the help example it doesnt show it with .ico's and was wondering if it was possible?

Just the basic code ive got for this button so far (that isnt working) is:

$BUTStart = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 8, 8, 50, 40, $BS_ICON)

;_GUICtrlButton_SetImage($BUTStart,"C:\Play.ico") ; I have tried it with this method too
GUICtrlSetImage($BUTStart,"C:\Play.ico")

Thanks.

Edited February 9, 2009 by furrycow

[Authenticity]

Perhaps, the Play.ico file is not a native icon file... It works fine over here with one of Microsoft's icon files.

[furrycow]

Perhaps, the Play.ico file is not a native icon file... It works fine over here with one of Microsoft's icon files.

Actually yeah, just tried the same thing and it works . Should have tried that before! Cheers buddy.

[KaFu]

I guess too it has something to do with the .ico file:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>

Local $msg

GUICreate("My GUI"); will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

GUICtrlCreateButton("my picture button", 10, 20, 40, 40, $BS_ICON)
GUICtrlSetImage(-1, StringLeft(@AutoItExe, StringLen(@AutoItExe) - 11) & '\icons\au3.ico')

GUISetState()

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
WEnd

Related to any Icon editing I strongly recommend the freeware app '@icon sushi':

http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php