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How to get the Icon for a file type?

Hi,

In my application I need to list some files (a little bit like in windows
explorer), and I wan't to show next to each file the right Icon, as used in
windows explorer. how can i find which Icon is used for each file-type, and
use that icon to be shown in my application?

Thanks a lot in advance,

Pieter
Nov 21 '05 #1
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"DraguVaso" <pi**********@hotmail.com> schrieb:
In my application I need to list some files (a little bit like in windows
explorer), and I wan't to show next to each file the right Icon, as used
in
windows explorer. how can i find which Icon is used for each file-type,
and
use that icon to be shown in my application?


Getting File Icons Using The Shell
<URL:http://vbaccelerator.com/article.asp?id=4302>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #2
Thanks, but I get the impressions when using the Shell it shows only the
32x32 and the 16x16-icons. how can I get the other formats (24x24 and
48x48)?
"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi***************@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:OT**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
"DraguVaso" <pi**********@hotmail.com> schrieb:
In my application I need to list some files (a little bit like in windows explorer), and I wan't to show next to each file the right Icon, as used
in
windows explorer. how can i find which Icon is used for each file-type,
and
use that icon to be shown in my application?


Getting File Icons Using The Shell
<URL:http://vbaccelerator.com/article.asp?id=4302>

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Nov 21 '05 #3

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