How do I change an image from a .png to a .dll???

Question

I have a ton of .png images I'd like to use as my folder icons.....but I have to have .dll images for icons. How do I convert???

Answer 1

DLL files are NOT images- they are dynamic linked libraries.

A DLL can contain icon resources, but it is mainly executable code.

If you want to use images as icons convert them to icon files - *.ico.

Several image editors can do this, but remember an icon must contain the image at a range of specified resolutions, not just at one resolution.

Answer 2

first, right-click on the image and use 'open with'- Internet explorer. Click on 'file' and 'save as'. At the bottom of the save window, you will have options as to what you want to save it as- just choose .dll.

Answer 3

with resource compiler, i think so

(added, 2 negatives! whyyy??)

if he want to use png from dll, why dont????

step-by-step instructions, i've tested with Delphi 7 (Pascal):

create images.rc file, type there

IMG1 IMAGE ICON1.PNG

IMG2 IMAGE ICON2.PNG

IMG3 IMAGE ICON3.PNG

then execute "brcc32 images.rc" (brcc32 is a resource compiler for delphi7) - and you will get images.res file that will contain your png's

after that, create file "pnglib.dpr", and type there:

library pnglib;

{$R images.res}

begin

end.

execute "dcc32 pnglib.dpr"

Voila! You have pnglib.dll that contain your PNG files as resources!

Answer 4

You can't.  A .dll is not an image file.  A dll is a Dynamic Link Library.  Its basiclly a tiny program that other programs can use.  

What I think you are trying to do is to put icon files into a .dll Library.

What I think you want to do is first download a free icon creator.  Then you can use a program such as GConvert to put the .ico files into a .dll library.