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Extract icons from a file
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uses
shellApi;
{...}
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
const
ExtrFileName = 'C:\WINNT\system32\moricons.dll';
var
icon: TIcon;
NumberOfIcons, i: Integer;
begin
icon := TIcon.Create;
try
// Get the number of Icons
NumberOfIcons := ExtractIcon(Handle, PChar(ExtrFileName), UINT(-1));
ShowMessage(Format('%d Icons', [NumberOfIcons]));
// Extract the first 5 icons
for i := 1 to 5 do
begin
// Extract an icon
icon.Handle := ExtractIcon(Handle, PChar(ExtrFileName), i);
// Draw the icon on your form
DrawIcon(Form1.Canvas.Handle, 10, i * 40, icon.Handle);
end;
finally
icon.Free;
end;
end;
// Note: If you are not using Delphi 4 you can remove the UINT.
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