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- ICONDLL.EXE v 2.0
- By James M. Curran
-
- Syntax:
-
- ICONDLL [iconfiles] [/R<filename>] [/O<filename>] [/?]
-
-
- Purpose:
- ICONDLL is designed to build a Dynamically Linked Library (DLL) out
- of a collection of icon files. As a DLL, the single file of icons require
- less disk space than the individual .ICO files (usually about half of much).
- Also, when changing the icon in the Program Manager, you only have type out
- the filename once, and then just keep clicking the "View Next" button until
- the right icon appears.
-
- Usage:
- Unlike it's prevoius incarnation, this version of ICONDLL does NOT
- require the Resource Compiler (RC.EXE) program, from the Windows System
- Development Kit (SDK). In fact, it's completely self contained. It is
- however still a DOS mode program, but maybe for version 3.0 I'll make it a
- WindApp. The simpliest way to use it is just type "ICONDLL" at a DOS C>
- prompt. This will create a file called ICONS.DLL which contains all of
- the .ICO files there were in the current directory. If the icon files are
- in a different directory or have a different extention, just give that
- as a parmeter, eg:
- ICONDLL *.ICN
- ICONDLL D:\WINDOWS
- ICONDLL c:\icon\*.icx
- ICONDLL E:
-
- To create a file with a name other than ICONS.DLL, use the /O
- option, eg
- ICONDLL /OREDICONS.DLL
- ICONDLL /O C:\WINDOWS\ICONS\WHODAT.XXX
- (the space after the /O is optional)
-
- A listing of the files put into the DLL is created. Normally, it's
- displayed on the screen. To have it written to a file, use the /R option.
- eg
- ICONDLL /R icons.txt
-
- All the .ICO files in that directory can then be deleted or archived. You
- won't need them anymore.
-
- The first version is this program (which didn't do much by itself, and
- needed the Windows SDK) was FREE. However, this program actually does
- some real work, and required some actual programming effort on my part.
- I really SHOULD charge for it.... OK, how about this.... You can use it
- for free, but you gotta say "Golly, James is a nice guy" whenever you do.
-
- This program is provided free, as a public service, by
- James M. Curran
- 24 Greendale Road
- Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
- [72261,655]
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