ExtractAssIcon and paint into Timage?

 

From: "Joe C. Hecht (Borland)" <jhecht@corp.borland.com>

 

> How can I extract the associated icon (ExtractAssociatedIcon) and draw it into

> a Timage or a small area of the form?

 


uses ShellApi;

 

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

var

  IconIndex : word;

  h : hIcon;

begin

  IconIndex := 0;

  h :=

    ExtractAssociatedIcon(hInstance,

                        'C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE',

                         IconINdex);

 

  DrawIcon(Form1.Canvas.Handle,

             10,

             10,

             h);

Inna

 

Extract Icon from file

Use ExtractAssociatedIcon for getting Handle of the icon. And use this result for Draw method of Canvas.

 

 

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);

begin

  if OpenDialog1.Execute then

    Edit1.Text:=OpenDialog1.FileName;

end;

 

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);

var

  MyIcon: TIcon;

  Filter: Word;

begin

  Filter:=0;

  MyIcon:=TIcon.Create;

  MyIcon.Handle:=ExtractAssociatedIcon(

    hInstance,

    PChar(Edit1.Text),

    Filter);

  Image1.Canvas.Draw(0, 0, MyIcon);

end;