How to get the associated icon from a network share file

Question

I am using Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon to get the icon of a file , that a user selects, in an openfiledialog.

THe problem is if the user selects an icon from a netw

Answer 1

Another option would be to copy the file the user selects to their %TEMP% and use Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon there. Just remember to cleanup after yourself.

Obviously not a great solution if you're supporting LARGE files!