Icon imagery -> .bmp

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3 total messages Started by robbins Thu, 30 Jul 1992 04:22

#129

Author: robbins
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 04:22

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This may or may not be a simple/hard/stupid/etc., question but since I am not
intricately involved in Windows, here it is:

Is there a simple/standard way/program to extract iconic imagery from
executable programs and form .bmp files from them?

Because I don't do a lot with Windows (there are other operating
systems/architectures available - but Windows does have a few nice
pictures...), I'm not sure whether the standard tools shipped with the package
can be fudged with enough to do this.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Wayne Robbins
Email:  Robbins@BrandonU.CA

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Re: Icon imagery -> .bmp

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Author: Steven Wayne Hall
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 22:04

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Doing that is very simple with a program called Whitewater Resource Toolkit.  I used
to come with Borland C++ ( I use C7 now so I don't know if they still ship it).  It
allows you to go into the .EXE file and make changes to most of the programs resources.
I have used it on occasions to change bitmaps inside some of my games for Windows.


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Re: Icon imagery -> .bmp

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Author: Ming-Tsung Darda Chang
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:27

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In article <1992Jul29.222255.2015@brandonu.ca> robbins@brandonu.ca writes:
>This may or may not be a simple/hard/stupid/etc., question but since I am not
>intricately involved in Windows, here it is:
>
>Is there a simple/standard way/program to extract iconic imagery from
>executable programs and form .bmp files from them?
>
I have tried to the following two ways to do so.

(1).	use rx.exe to get resources from .exe file and use ico2bmp.exe to
		translate the .ico file into .bmp file! (I only tried the first
		step!)

		Where to find them:
		rx.zip- a reverse windows(TM) 3.0 resource-compiler
			ftp site: 	ftp.cica.indiana.edu (129.79.20.84)
			directory:	ftp/pub/win3/programr
		ico2bmp- read an icon and extract colors to BMP
			ftp site:	same as above
			directory:	ftp/pub/win3/icon

(2).	use rx.exe first and then use imagedit.exe from Microsoft C/C++ 7.0.
		open the icon you just have and open imagedit.exe again without
		quitting the first imagedit.exe.
		Choose new bmp format from menu bar on second imagedit.exe.
		select the 32x32 rectangle and copy it on first imagedit.exe and
		paste it into the second imagedit.exe.
		Well, you will get the .bmp format on second imagedit.exe.

That's what I know about it.
BTW, does anyone know how to convert the icons from Macintosh into ones on 
MS-Windows or reverse!

Thanks for your help!

Darda
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