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- From: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples)
- Subject: Re: Windows icons in OS/2 ???
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.184311.14602@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- Organization: Dept. of Econ., Univ. of Chicago
- References: <1992Aug26.143916.26316@ornl.gov>
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- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 18:43:11 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug26.143916.26316@ornl.gov> lio@ornl.gov (MILLION D L) writes:
- >This has probably been discussed already at some point, but how do I go
- >about using Windows-format icons in OS/2? Specifically, I am trying to
- >set up Managing Your Money under OS/2 2.0. MYM is a DOS application, but
- >it comes with a Windows icon file, MYM8.ICO, for running MYM under Windows.
- >However, OS/2 does not seem to like the format of files like this. When
- >I tell it to use this file as an icon, all I get is a blank. Also, the
- >icon editor refuses to work with such files. Is there a known way to
- >"import" Windows icons like this into OS/2? Thanks for any advice.
-
- This question is frequently asked (and is listed in the FAQ List; see
- below). Get ahold of the utility cvtico.zoo or icon.zoo, both
- available via anonymous ftp from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu. Either one will
- convert your Windows icons to OS/2 format.
-
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