How do I fetch the folder icon on Windows 7 using Shell32.SHGetFileInfo

Question

I have the following code which works on Windows XP and Vista - both 32 and 64 bit:

public static Icon GetFolderIcon(IconSize size, FolderType folderType)
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Answer 1

You shouldn't specify null as yur first parameter to SHGeFileInfo.

That's right.

Use the path to a folder instead (please note that some folders have different (non-standard) icons). You could use the temp folder or your application's root folder for example.

It doesn't need to be a real (existing) folder path. Any non-empty string will do. e.g.:

SHGetFileInfo("AnyNonEmptyStringWillDo", FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, sfi,
      SizeOf(sfi), SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES or SHGFI_SYSICONINDEX)