ContentsIndexPreviousNext

ICON

This variable has meaning only on graphical systems such as Windows. Use this variable to designate a program's "minimized" icon. (By default it uses the non-debugger icon provided with ACUCOBOL-GT.) Set ICON to the name of the file that contains the icon. This file should be an ".ICO" file that contains a 16-color icon. (Although the file may contain icons in other formats, the runtime accesses only the 16-color icon.) The icon should be created using an icon editor like the one in the Windows Software Development Kit.

For example, if your custom icon were contained in the file "PAYROLL.ICO" in the directory \ACCT\ICONS, you would add the following line to your COBOL configuration file:

ICON  \ACCT\ICONS\PAYROLL.ICO

Note that the ICON variable determines the icon used only when your application is minimized. It does not determine the icon displayed by the Program Manager.