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    #1

    Alpha5.exe

    How is the Alpha5.exe icon created when a new database is created? I have some databases with the icon and some/wo. Somehow, I must be creating those with the icon a bit differently than those w/o.

    Thanks,

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.
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    RE: Alpha5.exe

    I have the same problem becuase my video card can't handle resreshing the screen very well.

    I assume the icons are on the desktop. Right-click anywhere on the desktop where there is no icon. Select refresh. That usually does it.

    If not, try right-clicking the icon, select properties. Selecct "Change Icon", Browse and then select any adb file as the icon.

    That's also how you change icons.

    Hope this helps.

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      RE: Alpha5.exe

      John,

      Sorry, that's not what I meant. I should have been clearer. I'm talking about the Alpha5.exe icon located in the folder of a databse.

      kenn
      TYVM :) kenn

      Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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        #4
        RE: Alpha5.exe

        Ken, it's my understanding that the icon image for a file is identified in the file's properties in Windows. Right click the icon and examine its properties, you'll see that you can change the icon image associated with most. The image itself is usually stored in a file with an .ico extension. You may have to add it to the folder where the file is located in some cases.

        Why are some of yours different than others? I don't know for sure, but I'll bet it's related to how the file (not the icon image) was created. Somehow the file can't 'see' the related image file, so Windows displays a generic icon as a substitute.

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          #5
          RE: Alpha5.exe

          Ken, We had the same problem on two of our systems. It was there in some cases and not in others. Our soulution was as Tom has suggested, to associate the A5 icon with the file. While examining the properties for the file choose the Change Icon button. By default windows will probably suggest you pick one from the PIFMGR.DLL. If you change the path to your A5 directory in this screen you will have the A5 Icon available to select. Once we did this to one icon, all the remaining were changed with it and we never had the problem again.
          Jeff

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            #6
            RE: Alpha5.exe

            Please ignore. Just testing HTML tags.
            [code]C:TESTTEST2
            [code]
            Bold Text
            Bold Text
            Source:
            Italicsized
            Source: Underlined
            Underlined
            Source: This is an example of subscript.
            Source: This is an example of superscript.
            Source: Striked Through

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              #7
              RE: Alpha5.exe

              Hi Tom & Jeff,

              The image itself is not the issue as I change them frequently on my desktop. Jeff answered my question. Sometimes the Alpha5.exe icon (the letter a in blue) was in the folder and sometimes not. This had to do with an earlier post about the correct path and once I got those straightened out, the a's appear in the folder. The a's are the icons I drag to the desktop for the database shortcut.

              Thanks for the suggestions and solution. Database construction is a good lesson in life. Just when you think you're starting to get ahead, some very elementary issue comes along and knocks you down a peg or two. Keeps one humble which is a good thing.

              Thanks,
              kenn
              TYVM :) kenn

              Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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                #8
                RE: Alpha5.exe

                Jeff, thanks. I've copied the page source and will be able to use it online, too. Now, if I could only figure out how Stan makes text blue ... ?

                -- tom

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                  #9
                  RE: Alpha5.exe

                  Tom,
                  this should be blue and have a back slash
                  Jeff

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