How to get the associated icon from a network share file

Question

I am using Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon to get the icon of a file , that a user selects, in an openfiledialog.

THe problem is if the user selects an icon from a netw

Answer 1

For completeness' sake, here's an ExtractAssociatedIcon routine that works:

/// 

/// Returns an icon representation of an image contained in the specified file.
/// This function is identical to System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon, xcept this version works.
/// 
/// The path to the file that contains an image.
/// The System.Drawing.Icon representation of the image contained in the specified file.
/// filePath does not indicate a valid file.
public static Icon  ExtractAssociatedIcon(String filePath)
{
    int index = 0;

    Uri uri;
    if (filePath == null)
    {
        throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("'{0}' is not valid for '{1}'", "null", "filePath"), "filePath");
    }
    try
    {
        uri = new Uri(filePath);
    }
    catch (UriFormatException)
    {
        filePath = Path.GetFullPath(filePath);
        uri = new Uri(filePath);
    }
    //if (uri.IsUnc)
    //{
    //  throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("'{0}' is not valid for '{1}'", filePath, "filePath"), "filePath");
    //}
    if (uri.IsFile)
    {
        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
        {
            //IntSecurity.DemandReadFileIO(filePath);
            throw new FileNotFoundException(filePath);
        }

        StringBuilder iconPath = new StringBuilder(260);
        iconPath.Append(filePath);

        IntPtr handle = SafeNativeMethods.ExtractAssociatedIcon(new HandleRef(null, IntPtr.Zero), iconPath, ref index);
        if (handle != IntPtr.Zero)
        {
            //IntSecurity.ObjectFromWin32Handle.Demand();
            return Icon.FromHandle(handle);
        }
    }
    return null;
}


/// 

/// This class suppresses stack walks for unmanaged code permission. 
/// (System.Security.SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute is applied to this class.) 
/// This class is for methods that are safe for anyone to call. 
/// Callers of these methods are not required to perform a full security review to make sure that the 
/// usage is secure because the methods are harmless for any caller.
/// 
[SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
internal static class SafeNativeMethods
{
    [DllImport("shell32.dll", EntryPoint = "ExtractAssociatedIcon", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
    internal static extern IntPtr ExtractAssociatedIcon(HandleRef hInst, StringBuilder iconPath, ref int index);
}

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