get associated icon of a file stored in my sql server database

[gevald123]

I'm storing system files in a sql server database, as "image" datatype
fields.

In my front end (vb .net 1.1) I'd like to display these files in a
listview with the "Windows Explorer" feel and look.

I'm strugling to retreive the apropriate icon for the file extension,
so far all the code I saw, it seems like that I have to pass a file
name that exists in Windows O/S system file, in my case I'm not
dealing with files strored in the O/S, rather I'm dealing with files
stored in my own sql database.

Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks.

 

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(e-mail address removed) wrote in @v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com:

I'm strugling to retreive the apropriate icon for the file extension,
so far all the code I saw, it seems like that I have to pass a file
name that exists in Windows O/S system file, in my case I'm not
dealing with files strored in the O/S, rather I'm dealing with files
stored in my own sql database

What component are you using to display the file list? Have you taken a
look at a ListView? You can pass whatever icons you like into a ListView.
You should be able to retrieve the icon for an associated file type through
the Windows registry.