How do I associate system image list to ListView control in VB6

[pbuddy_8]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how do I associate system image list to a listview control so that I'm able to get correct icons for files and folders.

Regards,
Piyush

[Tony Martin]

I'm not sure you should.
I asked a simular question sometime back about using Windows icons in my app. The replies that I got back suggested that they are copywrited.

[pbuddy_8]

No they are not. Using a few functions of shell32.dll and vb accelerator's system image list you can do this. I've done this in tree view but unable to set icons in listview as it only understand vb's image list for icons and when I try to associate that image list with system's image list everything crashes.

[penagate]

They are copyrighted, but you're not copying them, you'r merely using them. I've done it myself, using the vbAccelerator code. You need to include the class module cVBALSysImageList.cls in your project. Then to use the images, do this:

' Declarations in the form code
Private mobjCSysIML As cVBALSysImageList
 
' In Form_Load
Set mobjCSysIML as New cVBALSysImageList
 
' To add a node to a treeview
tvwBrowser.Nodes.Add([Relative], [Relationship, [Key], [Name], mobjCSysIML.ItemIndex([Path of file whos icon you want to show]))

[pbuddy_8]

I think you didn't read the very first thing I asked so let me repeat it once again:

I want to associate system imgae list to a LISTVIEW control and not TREEVIEW as I've already done it.

[dglienna]

Do you mean like this? I can't post the code legally, so here is a link:

http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?cod...eckboxmeth.htm

[dglienna]

Do you mean like this? I can't post the code legally, so here is a link:

http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?cod...eckboxmeth.htm

You can use it for yourself, but you can't post in on the web.

[Megatron]

Recall, the ExtractIcon API is used to retrieve an icon from its module. Find out which module these icons are stored in (Shell32.dll, I believe) and call this function, specifying the correct icon index to retrieve the icon.

Of course, you will need to know the correct indicies of the icons you wish to extract. This can be done via an icon viewer (Or just write your own program).