How to get the icon from a File?

[Sprog]

I try to create a dialog that ask for replace two files with the same name. As you must have seen, in winxp, there is the icon of the two file on the left of the information.
1. How can i get the icon of a .doc; .mp3; .exe etc, and use it as an image of a picturebox (size 48x48)?
2. Can i maybe show the replace dialog using an API?

Please answer as soon as possible!

 

[JohnH]

see "How to use the SHGetFileInfo function to get the icons that are associated with files in Visual Basic .NET"

 

[Sprog]

Thanks very much. Thats what i need. But I have a little problem. It loads the 16x16 icon. Can I load the 48x48 icon???

 

[JohnH]

use the code where they say " 'Use this to get the large icon." in the code

 

[Sprog]

i did this but the icon was 32x32 and not 48x48. But its ok.

 

[JohnH]

I did a search for 48x48 icon and found you have to use a method SHGetImageList instead, this isn't as straight forward as SHGetFileInfo because this method isn't loaded by default from Shell32.dll and you have to do this yourself, also it requires that you define the IImageList interface which is some work, which also means you have to work with different unmanaged Imagelist functions. I haven't found any VB.Net code but there is C# example here.