Need help to add icon in forms.

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How can i add an icon in the form.

Actually i made a picture in paint and saved that in .ico format and trying to add that picture in the icon property.While adding it showing the error.

"Argument 'picture' must be a picture that can be used as a icon."

How to use that user made(in paint) icon in Forms icon ?

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Thanks

Posted 5-Apr-12 4:14am

bhagirathimfs

Updated 14-Jun-20 23:22pm

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fjdiewornncalwe · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-05T04:29:00

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When you save your icon from paint, you need to ensure that you use the Save As function and select the 24-bit Bitmap(*.bmp;*dib) format. Other formats cannot be used as icons, so that it all there is to it.

Posted 5-Apr-12 4:29am

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bhagirathimfs 5-Apr-12 10:41am

i have done in this way.In this way the image is unable to add to the icon.
Means I saved that image at desktop and when i go the my form and try to browse that image ,that image is not showing (unable to browse that image).

Espen Harlinn 5-Apr-12 13:07pm

Try not to repost your questions -
http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/360967/Argument-picture-must-be-a-picture