Does any one know how to get info about icons on the desktop
I want to get a list of the icons on the desktop
the parameters i need are [Icon Text, Icon Image,icon position on desktop,icon target(a file or my computer or my documents...) ,size, and as much information as possible]
thanks for any help
To get the icons from any file (and from the desktop), use Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(fileName). To get the Desktop path, GetFolderPath() method of Environment.
string
path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop); string[] files = Directory.GetFiles(path); Icon fileIcon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(fileName);Thanks but I alrady succeed to get the files list
I need to find:
1.Icon position on the desktop
2.Icon Image+Position of special Icons like "My Computer" and "Network Connections"
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.listView1.Columns.Add("Icon Name");
this.listView1.Columns.Add("Icon Location");
this.listView1.View = View.Details;
}
public const uint LVM_FIRST = 0x1000;
public const uint LVM_GETITEMCOUNT = LVM_FIRST + 4;
public const uint LVM_GETITEMW = LVM_FIRST + 75;
public const uint LVM_GETITEMPOSITION = LVM_FIRST + 16;
public const uint PROCESS_VM_OPERATION = 0x0008;
public const uint PROCESS_VM_READ = 0x0010;
public const uint PROCESS_VM_WRITE = 0x0020;
public const uint MEM_COMMIT = 0x1000;
public const uint MEM_RELEASE = 0x8000;
public const uint MEM_RESERVE = 0x2000;
public const uint PAGE_READWRITE = 4;
public const int LVIF_TEXT = 0x0001;
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr VirtualAllocEx(IntPtr hProcess, IntPtr lpAddress,
uint dwSize, uint flAllocationType, uint flProtect);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool VirtualFreeEx(IntPtr hProcess, IntPtr lpAddress,
uint dwSize, uint dwFreeType);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool WriteProcessMemory(IntPtr hProcess, IntPtr lpBaseAddress,
IntPtr lpBuffer, int nSize, ref uint vNumberOfBytesRead);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern bool ReadProcessMemory(IntPtr hProcess, IntPtr lpBaseAddress,
IntPtr lpBuffer, int nSize, ref uint vNumberOfBytesRead);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr OpenProcess(uint dwDesiredAccess,
bool bInheritHandle, uint dwProcessId);
[DllImport("user32.DLL")]
public static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, int wParam, int lParam);
[DllImport("user32.DLL")]
public static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpszClass, string lpszWindow);
[DllImport("user32.DLL")]
public static extern IntPtr FindWindowEx(IntPtr hwndParent,
IntPtr hwndChildAfter, string lpszClass, string lpszWindow);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd,
out uint dwProcessId);
public struct LVITEM
{
public int mask;
public int iItem;
public int iSubItem;
public int state;
public int stateMask;
public IntPtr pszText; // string
public int cchTextMax;
public int iImage;
public IntPtr lParam;
public int iIndent;
public int iGroupId;
public int cColumns;
public IntPtr puColumns;
}
{ // get the handle of the desktop listview IntPtr vHandle = FindWindow("Progman", "Program Manager"); vHandle = FindWindowEx(vHandle, IntPtr.Zero, "SHELLDLL_DefView", null); vHandle = FindWindowEx(vHandle, IntPtr.Zero, "SysListView32", "FolderView"); //Get total count of the icons on the desktop int vItemCount = SendMessage(vHandle, LVM_GETITEMCOUNT, 0, 0); this.label1.Text = vItemCount.ToString(); uint vProcessId; GetWindowThreadProcessId(vHandle, out vProcessId); IntPtr vProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_OPERATION | PROCESS_VM_READ | PROCESS_VM_WRITE, false, vProcessId); IntPtr vPointer = VirtualAllocEx(vProcess, IntPtr.Zero, 4096, MEM_RESERVE | MEM_COMMIT, PAGE_READWRITE); try { for (int j = 0; j < vItemCount; j++) { byte[] vBuffer = new byte[256]; LVITEM[] vItem = new LVITEM[1]; vItem[0].mask = LVIF_TEXT; vItem[0].iItem = j; vItem[0].iSubItem = 0; vItem[0].cchTextMax = vBuffer.Length; vItem[0].pszText = (IntPtr)((int)vPointer + Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(LVITEM))); uint vNumberOfBytesRead = 0; WriteProcessMemory(vProcess, vPointer, Marshal.UnsafeAddrOfPinnedArrayElement(vItem, 0), Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(LVITEM)), ref vNumberOfBytesRead); SendMessage(vHandle, LVM_GETITEMW, j, vPointer.ToInt32()); ReadProcessMemory(vProcess, (IntPtr)((int)vPointer + Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(LVITEM))), Marshal.UnsafeAddrOfPinnedArrayElement(vBuffer, 0), vBuffer.Length, ref vNumberOfBytesRead); string vText = Encoding.Unicode.GetString(vBuffer, 0, (int)vNumberOfBytesRead); string IconName = vText; //Get icon location SendMessage(vHandle, LVM_GETITEMPOSITION, j, vPointer.ToInt32()); Point[] vPoint = new Point[1]; ReadProcessMemory(vProcess, vPointer, Marshal.UnsafeAddrOfPinnedArrayElement(vPoint, 0), Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(Point)), ref vNumberOfBytesRead); string IconLocation = vPoint[0].ToString(); //Insert an item into the ListView this.listView1.Items.Add(new ListViewItem(new } } finally { VirtualFreeEx(vProcess, vPointer, 0, MEM_RELEASE); CloseHandle(vProcess); } this.listView1.AutoResizeColumns(ColumnHeaderAutoResizeStyle.ColumnContent); } }
Code Snippet
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
string[]{IconName,IconLocation}));
Zhi-Xin
Great Stuff!!
This post contains a code sample allright....
Awsome stuff Zhi-Xin I was also looking for a way to do this. The only thing I dont think you didnt cover was how to capture the actual Icon for each item on the desktop, expecialy for the special icons on the desktop like My Computer, Network Neighbourhood and the Recycle Bin. How would we do this, is this even posible to do
Can I use LVM_GETIMAGELIST to import icons from Desktop to C# Or, is there any other ellegant way
If yes, please explain.