[RESOLVED] Is it possible to create file with Application Icon

[Urgentbody]

Hi,
Is it possible to crate file or a text file but with icon of the Application Icon.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[LaVolpe]

Are you asking how to extract the application icon to an .ico file? Not 100% sure what you mean exactly by: Application Icon. I am reading it as the icon shown in Explorer for an exe file. But that may be misinterpreted on my part?

Edited: If you are looking to save the icon to disk as an icon, you can play with a project I just uploaded today. In my signature below, click the "Resource Image Viewer/Extractor" link. There are other options too. You can always get the icon via APIs like ExtractAssociatedIcon to retrieve an icon handle and then save the icon handle to disk using code similar to this one in our codebank.

[Urgentbody]

Thanks Lavolpe,
I want to know exactly that say for example i am using a .ico file for the Icon of my application. In the application i am giving some inputs and i want to save that input data to a text file. Here i want to know, how to save that text file but it should be .exe file showing the icon that used in application.

[LaVolpe]

I think I got you now, but maybe not

Look at examples of how to "associate files" to your application, within this forum. Lots of examples exist.

But in doing this, a couple things should be considered.

1) Use a unique file extension for your data files; something no one else uses (i..e, not .dat, .txt, etc)

2) After associating that file extension with your application (so the file is displayed with your app's icon), anyone double clicking on that file will activate your application.

[Urgentbody]

Thank you very much Lavolpe. Now my search has a right direction.

[Urgentbody]

Ok, on search the two webpage as bellow i gone through.
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http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...e-Association)
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https://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/vb_s...sociations.htm

How to check in Registry whether the .xxx file extension is used by some other application ?

If the file association has added to registry, when it is no more required how to remove it from registry?

[4x2y]

How to check in Registry whether the .xxx file extension is used by some other application ?

Check if the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx exist or not!

If the file association has added to registry, when it is no more required how to remove it from registry?

Delete the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xxx and the other key specify the shell command. e.g. to delete association of .txt
1- delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt
2- delete HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile

[Urgentbody]

One more link that describes how >> to add / check / Remove file type i.e. '.xxx'
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https://www.daniweb.com/programming/...ciation-in-vb6

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