Adding icons to listview at runtime...?

Ok i've done a search and found not much :D

also none of it was all that helpful...

how can i do this simplish task???

i know how to extract icons from files (any file) to a picture box but when i try and add it to the imagelist it doesn't work :(

any suggestions, or has anyone done this before ?

Add a picture to ImageList using ListImages collection and then use its key when adding item to the listview or using its icon properties..

yes but how do i add it to the imagelist???

i cant use LoadPicture can i...

anyone?

Hope this will help..
First set the ImageLists for smallicons, largeicons at designtime..

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
ImageList1.ListImages.Add , "pic1", LoadPicture("c:\windows\clouds.bmp")
 
ListView1.ListItems.Add , "sdf", "There", "pic1", "pic1"
 
End Sub

nope, not at all :D

This sub comes from an app of mine which lists all items on the desktop in a listview and adds their icons.
It uses a function with Dir() to loop through the desktop, which isn't added here.

Hopes it helps. I don't have more time to specify it for your problem so I just post the entire sub:

VB Code:

Public Sub DisplayIcons(Filename As String)
    Dim fname As String
    fname = Filename
    Dim hImgSmall As Long
    Dim hImgLarge As Long
    Dim info1 As String
    Dim info2 As String
    On Local Error GoTo cmdLoadErrorHandler
 
        hImgSmall = SHGetFileInfo(fname$, 0&, shinfo, Len(shinfo), BASIC_SHGFI_FLAGS Or SHGFI_SMALLICON)
        info1 = Left$(shinfo.szDisplayName, InStr(shinfo.szDisplayName, Chr$(0)) - 1)
        info2 = Left$(shinfo.szTypeName, InStr(shinfo.szTypeName, Chr$(0)) - 1)
        PicSmall.Picture = LoadPicture()
        PicSmall.AutoRedraw = True
        ImageList_Draw hImgSmall&, shinfo.iIcon, PicSmall.hDC, 0, 0, ILD_TRANSPARENT
        PicSmall.Picture = PicSmall.Image
        imlSmall.ListImages.Add ItemCount, , PicSmall.Picture
        hImgLarge = SHGetFileInfo(fname, 0&, shinfo, Len(shinfo), BASIC_SHGFI_FLAGS Or SHGFI_LARGEICON)
        info1 = Left$(shinfo.szDisplayName, InStr(shinfo.szDisplayName, Chr$(0)) - 1)
        info2 = Left$(shinfo.szTypeName, InStr(shinfo.szTypeName, Chr$(0)) - 1)
        PicLarge.Picture = LoadPicture()
        PicLarge.AutoRedraw = True
        ImageList_Draw hImgLarge&, shinfo.iIcon, PicLarge.hDC, 0, 0, ILD_TRANSPARENT
        PicLarge.Picture = PicLarge.Image
        imlLarge.ListImages.Add ItemCount, , PicLarge.Picture
        Exit Sub
        
cmdLoadErrorHandler:
  pixLarge.Picture = LoadPicture()
 
End Sub

Oops.

Here is some API stuff that you'll probably need :)

VB Code:

Public Const MAX_PATH = 260
   Public Const SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME = &H200
   Public Const SHGFI_EXETYPE = &H2000
   Public Const SHGFI_SYSICONINDEX = &H4000 'system icon index
   Public Const SHGFI_LARGEICON = &H0 'large icon
   Public Const SHGFI_SMALLICON = &H1 'small icon
   Public Const ILD_TRANSPARENT = &H1 'display transparent
   Public Const SHGFI_SHELLICONSIZE = &H4
   Public Const SHGFI_TYPENAME = &H400
   Public Const BASIC_SHGFI_FLAGS = SHGFI_TYPENAME _
   Or SHGFI_SHELLICONSIZE Or SHGFI_SYSICONINDEX _
   Or SHGFI_DISPLAYNAME Or SHGFI_EXETYPE
 
 
   Public Type SHFILEINFO
       hIcon As Long
       iIcon As Long
       dwAttributes As Long
       szDisplayName As String * MAX_PATH
       szTypeName As String * 80
       End Type
 
 
   Public Declare Function SHGetFileInfo Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetFileInfoA" _
       (ByVal pszPath As String, _
       ByVal dwFileAttributes As Long, _
       psfi As SHFILEINFO, _
       ByVal cbSizeFileInfo As Long, _
       ByVal uFlags As Long) As Long
 
 
   Public Declare Function ImageList_Draw Lib "comctl32.dll" _
       (ByVal himl&, ByVal i&, ByVal hDCDest&, _
       ByVal x&, ByVal y&, ByVal flags&) As Long
       Public shinfo As SHFILEINFO

It uses 2 pictureboxes and 2 imagelists.

I use it like this:

VB Code:

DisplayIcons LoadFiles '=filename
 
ListView1.ListItems.Add ItemCount, , LoadFiles, ItemCount, ItemCount

I've got to go now. If you have more questions about it:
I'll be back! :)