Extract Icon Associated with a File

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Hello!

Im using the code from MSDN[^] to extract icons from file.

I am creating an app launcher with listview, imagelist.

The problem is that only the first icon associated with respective file gets extracted.

So if i have 5 applications with 5 different icon, all 5 gets the icon from the first app.

Since the files in my listview will change over time, i cant specify icons either.

All tips are welcome.

Posted 25-Nov-12 20:53pm

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lukeer 26-Nov-12 3:16am

I bet you've altered the example to fit your needs. Please use the "Improve question" link to add the relevant part of your code (the part that adds items to the listview).

Member 9621169 1-Dec-12 5:38am

Thanks! Works like a charm.
Tried to figure it out for hours, and such a simple solution it was.

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Daniele Rota Nodari · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-26T23:33:00

The MSDN sample you referenced add images to the ImageList using the file extension as image key.
Only an image at a time can be associated to a key, thus if you didn't changed this behavior, maybe you have to modify that line of code

imageList1.Images.Add(file.Extension, iconForFile);

should be changed into

imageList1.Images.Add(file.FullName, iconForFile);

or something more convenient.

the same applies to

item.ImageKey = file.Extension;

that should be changed into

item.ImageKey = file.FullName;

Regards,
Daniele.