>>This HAS to be simple.  But the complexity is such that I've clue!  Hopefully you will be able to solve this...
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>>I've a 5.0a VFP application running at a client.  I have pictures (ico files) on my buttons, whether it's a button on a toolbar or a form.  When I first installed the program, the pictures showed up.  Since then, I've made some program updates and even decided to EXclude the forms, prg's (not main) and the reports to speed up future updates (having only to transmit the updated files).
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>>The program is working fine, but NONE of the picture icons show up (toolbar OR form).  Any suggestions?  I even tried copying the individual icon files (.ico) to the program's directory, and once even to the exact same named directory as where the icons are located on my local machine.  Neither worked.  I then tried copying the VCX and VCT files for the toolbar classes, but that didn't work.
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>>The icons still show up fine on my local machine, running from an installed version of the program -- same as my client.  I even tried producing a SETUP disk set, transmitted to client, and ran another install (over the current) and this didn't work either.
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>>Any assistance / miracles is greatly appreciated!
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>>Sincerely,
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>>Mark W. Mitchell
>>mark@remarkable-systems.com
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>Mark, check the exact paths of the ico or bmp files in your project. Also, make sure every BMP is included in the project with the correct path. This happens when you compile and the path referenced on the button's properties is incorrect. The bmp will refer 'on the fly' to the path in its properties, which is why it works on your computer.
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>You aren't the only one to see this - I delivered a final program to a client and it was missing all the pictures on the VCR and add/edit/undo/save buttons after I installed it. Luckily the tooltips worked, and they were pretty nice :-)
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>HTH
>Barbara


Barbara,

Thanks for the reply. I checked the path and it's EXACTLY correct, INcluding the filename. The weird thing is that ALL the pictures on my buttons (form or toolbar class) WERE working fine on both my local machine AND my client's PC. The only thing I did was go back and EXclude the forms, reports, and the prg's (but not the MAIN.PRG which is set to main). I did this because I didn't know to do it upon the initial installation. I now know it makes for much faster updates! But the pictures are all gone at the client's pc.

Any other ideas? Did I mention I even went as far as to re-build the SETUP files, transfer, and re-install on the client's pc? That didn't work either!

Relp!

Happy holidays to you as well!

TIA!

Sincerely,

Mark