IconInstall (Function)

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IconInstall (Function)

In french: InstalleIcone

Creates an icon (associated with a program) in a group of Windows programs, with the associated command line.

Example

// Creates a shortcut for a program
IconInstall("Examples", "WD Example", "D:\WINDEV\Examples\SALESMGT\SALESMGT.EXE")

Syntax

<Result> = IconInstall(<Group name> , <Caption> , <Command line>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the icon was installed,
False otherwise.

<Group name>: Character string (with quotes)

Name of the group in which the icon must be created. No sub-group can be created. If the specified group does not exist, it is created.

<Caption>: Character string (with quotes)

Caption displayed below the icon or in the "Start" menu. If the caption contains space characters, it must be enclosed between double quotes.

<Command line>: Character string (with quotes)

Command line associated with the icon. Contains the full path of the application associated with the icon and the start parameters (if necessary).

Remarks

For a more advanced management of the program icons, use CreateShortcut.

Business / UI classification: Business Logic

Component: wd260std.dll