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How would you get the associated icon for the file type of a file with a
certain extension?

like BMP, JPEG, MPEG, etc etc find their default icon using the File Types
listing that associates the extension with an icon in windows. thanks!
Nov 20 '05 #1
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Brian,

* "Brian Henry" <brianiup[nospam]@adelphia.net> scripsit:
How would you get the associated icon for the file type of a file with a
certain extension?


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Nov 20 '05 #2
when i convert [MarshalAs(Unman agedType.ByValT Str, SizeConst=80)]

to vb.net as
<MarshalAs(Unma nagedType.ByVal TStr, SizeConst=80)>

it gives me an error, why is that? it says sizeconst is not declared.. yet
is is listed as an optional property of the marshalAS.. how do i go about
converting that to vb? thanks

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Brian,

* "Brian Henry" <brianiup[nospam]@adelphia.net> scripsit:
How would you get the associated icon for the file type of a file with a
certain extension?


<URL:http://vbaccelerator.c om/article.asp?id= 4302>

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

Nov 20 '05 #3
Brian,
to vb.net as
<MarshalAs(Unm anagedType.ByVa lTStr, SizeConst=80)>

it gives me an error, why is that?


The correct syntax is

SizeConst := 80

Mattias

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