Change Icon for a3x files

[BigDaddyO]

So, after Jos told me about an amazing new (Compile to .a3x) feature in AutoIt, I've been using it successfully.  But it's confusing as the .a3x icon is the same as the .au3 files.

I used a simple Registry update to change that icon on my system, but shouldn't the AutoIt3 installer be using a different icon for these files by default?

Thanks

#RequireAdmin

RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AutoIt3XScript\DefaultIcon", "", "REG_SZ", "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Icons\au3script_v9.ico")

 

[Jos]

Why? The a3x extension is associated with AutoIt3.exe, so it will show its Icon.... or am I missing something?  

Jos

[BigDaddyO]

Yes it's associated with AutoIt3.exe but it's a totally different file than a normal .au3

Similar to how a .xls icon is different than a .xlsx icon.

[Jos]

There is no separate ico for a3x at this moment so it indeed uses the default autoit3.exe ico, 

Actually it uses "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Icons\au3script_v11.ico"

Jos

Edited October 30, 2018 by Jos

[xSunLighTx3]

Would be a good feature to use the icon declared as #AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=.

If you use a3x instead of an compiled autoit script you have some advantages:

1. false positive virus detection would be not exist expect from the autoit.exe interpreter file

2. if you have more than one autoit scripts on this pc (which has no autoit installed), you only have one autoit.exe.

 

This is the logic behind the question I guess. And I just want to try out this method.

 

Edit: A third launcher application (like c++) would execute the autoit3.exe with parameter (a3x file name).

Edited January 28, 2020 by xSunLighTx3

[Jos]

4 hours ago, xSunLighTx3 said:

Would be a good feature to use the icon declared as #AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=.

How would this help?

Jos

[xSunLighTx3]

21 hours ago, Jos said:

How would this help?

Jos

So you are able to set an individual icon for the a3x file within the config file. :)

My guess was that you could see a specified software icon instead of the autoit icon on the GUI or in the windows taskbar.

[Jos]

12 minutes ago, xSunLighTx3 said:

So you are able to set an individual icon for the a3x file within the config file.

Do not think that works as the Icon is stored in the PE header of a program, which the a3x file doesn't have. Did you actually try?

[BobMerit]

Just my two cents. I just tried this and I could not get it to work. Registry entry had no effect on the program icon for a .a3x.  I even tried rebuilding icon cache. No dice.

A few years back I tried changing the icon within the AutoIt3.exe, It worked sorta. But that just broke the fact that it is a signed exe which defeats the main purpose of using an .a3x

FOUND THIS HERE. IT CAN BE DONE!!! Years I have been trying to find this.   ioa747 posted this

#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Outfile_type=a3x
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIShellEx.au3>
#include <TrayConstants.au3> ; Required for the $TRAY_ICONSTATE_SHOW constant.

Opt("TrayMenuMode", 3) ; 1+2 ;0=append, 1=no default menu, 2=no automatic check, 4=menuitemID  not return

_WinAPI_SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(_WinAPI_CreateGUID()) ; ensure a unique ID, neded for TaskBar icon

TraySetIcon("shell32.dll", 239) ; Set the tray menu icon
GUICreate("My Custom GUI", 300, 200)
GUISetIcon(@SystemDir & "\shell32.dll", 239) ; Set the Window & TaskBar icon icon
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited May 15 by BobMerit

[argumentum]

1 hour ago, BobMerit said:

Not being able to change the icon within a .a3x is just a sad situation.

Look, a file type, say: .pdf or .txt, is no different from .au3 or a3x.
If you would like an specific icon for your running script ( au3 or a3x ) just declare it.

Use _WinAPI_SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID() to separate your scripts from one another:

#include <WinAPIShellEx.au3>
_WinAPI_SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID('MyScript-' & @AutoItPID)

If StringInStr($CmdLineRaw, "/reRunLikeOnTV") Then
    $hGui = GUICreate("", 0, 0, 0, 0)
    GUISetIcon(StringLeft(@AutoItExe, StringInStr(@AutoItExe, "\", 0, -1)) & 'icons\MyAutoIt3_' & $CmdLine[2] & '.ico')
    GUISetState()
    TraySetIcon(StringLeft(@AutoItExe, StringInStr(@AutoItExe, "\", 0, -1)) & 'icons\MyAutoIt3_' & $CmdLine[2] & '.ico')
    MsgBox(262144, $CmdLine[2] & ' Script', $CmdLine[2] & ' icon', 60, $hGui)
    GUIDelete()
    Exit
EndIf

ShellExecute(@AutoItExe, '"' & @ScriptFullPath & '" /reRunLikeOnTV Green')
ShellExecute(@AutoItExe, '"' & @ScriptFullPath & '" /reRunLikeOnTV Red')

 

Edited May 15 by argumentum
better code

[argumentum]

53 minutes ago, BobMerit said:

Edited 20 minutes ago by BobMerit

...glad you found it.