AppIcon Property

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You can use the AppIcon property to specify the name of the bitmap (.bmp) or icon (.ico) file that contains the application's icon. For example, you can use the AppIcon property to specify a .bmp file that contains a picture of an automobile to represent an automotive parts application.

Setting

The AppIcon property is a string expression that's a valid bitmap or icon file name (including the path).

The easiest way to set this property is by using the Application Icon option in the Access Options dialog box, available by clicking the click the Microsoft Office Button Button image and then clicking the Current Database category. You can also set this property by using a macro or Visual Basic .

To set the AppIcon property by using a macro or Visual Basic, you must first either set the property in the Access Options dialog box once or create the property in the following ways:

  • In a Microsoft Access database , you can add it by using the CreateProperty method and append it to the Properties collection of the Database object.
  • In a Microsoft Access project (.adp), you can add it to the AccessObjectProperties collection of the CurrentProject object by using the Add method.

You must also use the RefreshTitleBar method to make any changes visible immediately.

Remarks

If you are distributing your application, it's recommended that the .bmp or .ico file containing the icon reside in the same directory as your Microsoft Access application.

If the AppIcon property isn't set or is invalid, the Microsoft Access icon is displayed.

This property setting takes effect immediately after it's set in code (as long as the code includes the RefreshTitleBar method) or the Access Options dialog box is closed.

Example

The following example shows how to change the AppIcon and AppTitle properties in a Microsoft Access database. If the properties haven't already been set or created, you must create them and append them to the Properties collection by using the CreateProperty method.

  Sub cmdAddProp_Click()
    Dim intX As Integer
    Const DB_Text As Long = 10
    intX = AddAppProperty("AppTitle", DB_Text, "My Custom Application")
    intX = AddAppProperty("AppIcon", DB_Text, "C:\Windows\Cars.bmp")
    CurrentDb.Properties("UseAppIconForFrmRpt") = 1
    Application.RefreshTitleBar
End Sub
Function AddAppProperty(strName As String, _
        varType As Variant, varValue As Variant) As Integer
    Dim dbs As Object, prp As Variant
    Const conPropNotFoundError = 3270
    Set dbs = CurrentDb
    On Error GoTo AddProp_Err
    dbs.Properties(strName) = varValue
    AddAppProperty = True
AddProp_Bye:
    Exit Function
AddProp_Err:
    If Err = conPropNotFoundError Then
        Set prp = dbs.CreateProperty(strName, varType, varValue)
        dbs.Properties.Append prp
        Resume
    Else
        AddAppProperty = False
        Resume AddProp_Bye
    End If
End Function