PB5.30 Do not use icon...

[IdeasVacuum]

PB5.30 x86

Compiler Options, Use Icon.

Works fine, icon is displayed on Window Toolbar and in Taskbar.

However, if the option is un-checked (and the icon name removed), the icon is still used!

On returning to Compiler options, the option is not checked but the icon name has been re-instated.

Can anyone reproduce this issue?

[PB]

> Can anyone reproduce this issue?

No. If I untick the option, then save the source, and create an exe,
then the exe no longer has the icon, as expected.

[ts-soft]

Delete IconCache

[IdeasVacuum]

.....the only thing that works here is to make the change, save the source file, exit PB. I have never needed to not use a previously selected icon so I can't say this is PB5.30 specific. I can say it's not important though.

[davido]

@IdeasVacuum,

I experienced similar problems with earlier versions.
I decided to change the icon. Having done so the original icon always appeared!
I shut-down PureBasic IDE, removed all copies of the original icon. Then the new icon was recognised.
Might not be that important but it is a pain.

[BasicallyPure]

Are you by any chance creating the .exe on the desktop?
If so then the problem is not with PB but it is windows that causes the icon to become stuck.
If this is the case I can tell you how to get the icon unstuck from the desktop.
I have had this problem before so I made some careful notes on how to fix it.

Another experiment you can do is to create the .exe with a different name and see what happens.

BP

[Fred]

If the icon is correctly sets in the .exe, it can't be PB fault if it's not refreshed.

[IdeasVacuum]

Hi BasicallyPure. Nope, I never create the exe on the desktop, every project has it's own folder. It's not about the exe though if you re-read my description, it's the IDE.

[BasicallyPure]

Using Win 7 (x64) and PB 5.30 (X86)
My results are the same as stated by PB above.

It remains unchecked and grayed out.
I can verify that if I delete the icon name then uncheck the use icon box
the next time I open compiler options the name has returned but the box remains
unchecked and grayed out.

The .exe is created without an icon as expected.

BP

[ts-soft]

The icon is not used but is visible in explorer, so you should repair or delete the iconcache!

Is not a joke, is a windows-problem.

[BasicallyPure]

Here are my notes on how I fixed my stuck icon problem on my desktop.
I don't know if it will help or not but is sounds like it could.

BP

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Problem:
	You assign an icon to your program then build the executable directly on the desktop.  Later you assign a different icon to your program and rebuild the executable to the desktop.
You will discover that the icon has not changed from the original.
You can build the executable on the desktop using a different name and the icon will be the latest one but anytime you use the original name you will get the original icon.
You can build the executable in another folder and the icon will be the correct one. If you then try to copy or move the executable to the desktop the icon will change back to the original.

The fix:
	Open a file browser and navigate to;
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\IconCache.db

Delete the file IconCache.db  If you don't see the IconCache.db file don't worry, just proceed to the next step.

Open the windows task manager, (ctrl + alt + del). select 'start task manager".  Click on the process tab and locate the process 'explorer.exe'.
Select 'explorer.exe' then click 'End the process'.

Now while still using the task manager click on 'file' from the menu.
From the menu choose 'New task (Run)'.
Type in 'explorer.exe' then click OK.

The icon on your desktop executable will update to the latest.

Deleting the IconCache.db file by itself will not solve the problem.
It will be rebuilt from memory by explorer.  You must do the steps as descried with task manager to complete the fix. 

Don't worry that the IconCache.db file is gone, it will be rebuilt the next time you start windows.

[davido]

@BasicallyPure,


Thank you for the explanation.

[IdeasVacuum]

Thanks BP, very through instructions!