icon changes with change of extension

[Nicky]

when we change the extension of a file in windows, its icon also
changes.....
how does windows do tht.
in my application i require a similar approach. i want the icon to be
dependent on the file extension not on the attributes of the file.
i have gone trough the registry but things are not very clear. Windows
has listed all the file extensions avaliable there, but there is no
general way to extract icons for those extension...
kindly help

 

[David W]

when we change the extension of a file in windows, its icon also
changes.....
how does windows do tht.
in my application i require a similar approach. i want the icon to be
dependent on the file extension not on the attributes of the file.
i have gone trough the registry but things are not very clear. Windows
has listed all the file extensions avaliable there, but there is no
general way to extract icons for those extension...
kindly help

Well, not here. You've not only asked in the wrong place, you've asked separately in multiple wrong
places. Even if you ask in multiple _right_places, you should crosspost so everyone can see the
responses you're getting.

DW