Re: startup icon
- From: lyle fairfield <lyle.fairfield@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 04:17:29 -0700 (PDT)
Windows is a document based operating system. Documents are associated
with programs. When we open a document, Windows knows what program to
use, and opens the program. The icon is a visual indication of what
this program is. Not surprisingly, the icon is program based, not
document based. In a way it's a safety indication; when we see the
Access icon we can guess that double clicking the document file will
open it within Access, and not within, say, Word, which could have
unwanted effects were we to click "Save" after doing so.
Within Windows, the direct viewing and manipulation of files may be
discouraged, hence read-only, hidden and system folders and files. We
can use links or shortcuts, and we can modify the icon displayed for
these.
It seems that the [Windows Way] is unsuitable for your circumstances.
For others, I strongly suggest that files and their location be
sacrosanct and if users must see anything, they see a shortcut.
Would I want my users to see my mde file with a FFDBA Icon? Perhaps I
would if I were using runtime-Access and wanted to deceive the world
into thinking I am a much better programmer-developer than is actually
the case, that is that I, and not Access, was responsible for that
glorious interface, and those clever subforms, not to mention the
simple, clear and comprehensive reports.
Sadly, this happens sometimes.
On May 15, 8:20 am, "Anne" <v...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi,
Is it possible to change the startup-icon of a .mde-file? I know I can
change it in a shortcutfile, but I want it also be changed in the .mde-file.
Thanks in advance
.
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