EVC3.0 - PPC2002 - icon used by shortcuts (.lnk) not correct - IDR_MAINFRAME??

Hello.
I've written an application with evc3.0 for my ipaq running pocketpc2002 and
wanted to make an installer for it.
Everything went fine (the program installs and unistalls on my ipaq without
any problems) until I want a specific icon for my shortcut in the windows
directory (\windows\start menu\programs\<link>).
Since I gave the executable on the ipaq another name the icon I specified
with the IDR_MAINFRAME isn't used for the link (all other icons - in the
browser for example - are correct an reflect the changed idr_mainframe
icon). I also checked the icons defined in the created .exe file: noone of
these show the icon shown by the shortcut. So where does the icon come from?
where is it stored?
I would be very glad if someone could help me with this issue. I simply have
no clue (after 4 hours of trying out) what I could do to fix the problem.

thanx in advance
marc

buzz
Mon Dec 15 16:06:34 CST 2003

I remember having problems creating shortcuts a while back. I don't
remember the exact issue, but here is some code that works for me under
PPC2002. (I think there is a problem with PPC2003).

const TCHAR* szExeProgram = _T("\\Program Files\\<your folder here>\\<your
appname here>.exe");
const TCHAR* szExeShortCut = _T("\\Windows\\Start Menu\\<your appname
here>.lnk");

// If we successfully start the downloaded application, then create a
shortcut
// for it.
TCHAR path[250];

lstrcpy(path, _T("\""));
lstrcat(path, szExeProgram);
lstrcat(path, _T("\""));

DeleteFile(szExeShortCut);

// If we successfully started the app, then create a shortcut for it
if(!SHCreateShortcut((LPTSTR)szExeShortCut,
path))
{
AfxMessageBox(_T("Error creating shortcut"));
}

Hope it helps.


"flush" <flus34.beta@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:brd27m$orl$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
> Hello.
> I've written an application with evc3.0 for my ipaq running pocketpc2002
and
> wanted to make an installer for it.
> Everything went fine (the program installs and unistalls on my ipaq
without
> any problems) until I want a specific icon for my shortcut in the windows
> directory (\windows\start menu\programs\<link>).
> Since I gave the executable on the ipaq another name the icon I specified
> with the IDR_MAINFRAME isn't used for the link (all other icons - in the
> browser for example - are correct an reflect the changed idr_mainframe
> icon). I also checked the icons defined in the created .exe file: noone of
> these show the icon shown by the shortcut. So where does the icon come
from?
> where is it stored?
> I would be very glad if someone could help me with this issue. I simply
have
> no clue (after 4 hours of trying out) what I could do to fix the problem.
>
> thanx in advance
> marc
>
>

GROELL
Tue Dec 16 14:19:35 CST 2003

"buzz" <buzz@buzz.com> écrivait
news:e$lE1e1wDHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:
Hello,
I have the same problem when changing the icon for visual purpose.
Usually a soft reset solves everything, it seems the icons are memorized
and are not changed until a soft reset.
Hope it helps

Pascal
> I remember having problems creating shortcuts a while back. I don't
> remember the exact issue, but here is some code that works for me
> under PPC2002. (I think there is a problem with PPC2003).
>
> const TCHAR* szExeProgram = _T("\\Program Files\\<your folder
> here>\\<your appname here>.exe");
> const TCHAR* szExeShortCut = _T("\\Windows\\Start Menu\\<your appname
> here>.lnk");
>
> // If we successfully start the downloaded application, then create
> a
> shortcut
> // for it.
> TCHAR path[250];
>
> lstrcpy(path, _T("\""));
> lstrcat(path, szExeProgram);
> lstrcat(path, _T("\""));
>
> DeleteFile(szExeShortCut);
>
> // If we successfully started the app, then create a shortcut for it
> if(!SHCreateShortcut((LPTSTR)szExeShortCut,
> path))
> {
> AfxMessageBox(_T("Error creating shortcut"));
> }
>
> Hope it helps.
>
>
> "flush" <flus34.beta@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:brd27m$orl$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
>> Hello.
>> I've written an application with evc3.0 for my ipaq running
>> pocketpc2002
> and
>> wanted to make an installer for it.
>> Everything went fine (the program installs and unistalls on my ipaq
> without
>> any problems) until I want a specific icon for my shortcut in the
>> windows directory (\windows\start menu\programs\<link>).
>> Since I gave the executable on the ipaq another name the icon I
>> specified with the IDR_MAINFRAME isn't used for the link (all other
>> icons - in the browser for example - are correct an reflect the
>> changed idr_mainframe icon). I also checked the icons defined in the
>> created .exe file: noone of these show the icon shown by the
>> shortcut. So where does the icon come
> from?
>> where is it stored?
>> I would be very glad if someone could help me with this issue. I
>> simply
> have
>> no clue (after 4 hours of trying out) what I could do to fix the
>> problem.
>>
>> thanx in advance
>> marc
>>
>>
>
>