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Function name : ExtractAssociatedIcon

Group: Icon - Library: shell32

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The ExtractAssociatedIcon function returns a handle to an indexed icon found in a file or an icon found in an associated executable file.

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Code examples:

Retrieving information about the specified icon
Displaying icons in the system tray (VFP9)
Using FoxTray ActiveX control: System Tray Icon and menu attached to VFP form
GDI+: custom Clock Control

Declaration:

HICON ExtractAssociatedIcon(
  HINSTANCE hInst,    // application instance handle
  LPTSTR lpIconPath,  // file name
  LPWORD lpiIcon      // icon index
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER ExtractAssociatedIcon IN shell32;
	INTEGER   hInst,;
	STRING    lpIconPath,;
	INTEGER @ lpiIcon  

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Parameters:

hInst [in] Specifies the instance of the application calling the function.

lpIconPath [in] Pointer to a string that specifies the full path and file name of the file that contains the icon.

lpiIcon [in] Pointer to a WORD that specifies the index of the icon whose handle is to be obtained.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is an icon handle. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.

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Comments:

See also: ExtractIcon.

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