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Is there a way to get the windows default folder icon using C#?

I have a listView with a list of documents. To each of them I assigned an icon, using the following method:
private void SetDocumentIcon(ListViewItem item, FileInfo file)
{
Icon iconForFile = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(file.FullName);
if (!documentsIconsImageList.Images.ContainsKey(file.Extension))
{
iconForFile = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(file.FullName);
documentsIconsImageList.Images.Add(file.Extension, iconForFile);
}
item.ImageKey = file.Extension;
}
I tried to use this method for a folder, but it fails. The problem, as far as I understand, is that Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon is for files and not folders. So how can I extract the icon of a folder?
Thanks.

SHGetStockIconInfo is the correct way to do it, and doesn't require the addition of unnecessary file IO. It's not any more complicated than SHGetFileInfo.
Here is an example class structured in a similar way to Evk's class. Some important things to note:
When you get an icon handle from SHGetStockIconInfo (or even SHGetFileInfo, for that matter), the native icon must be cleaned up by calling DestroyIcon(), otherwise you'll create a resource leak.
When you create an icon using Icon.FromHandle(), the object stores the handle you gave it and will use it for later operations. This means if you immediately call DestroyIcon() and then try to do something with the icon you just created, it will cause exceptions. You can avoid this by using Clone() to get an Icon that doesn't rely on your original native handle.
public static class DefaultIcons
{
private static Icon folderIcon;
public static Icon FolderLarge => folderIcon ?? (folderIcon = GetStockIcon(SHSIID_FOLDER, SHGSI_LARGEICON));
private static Icon GetStockIcon(uint type, uint size)
{
var info = new SHSTOCKICONINFO();
info.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(info);
SHGetStockIconInfo(type, SHGSI_ICON | size, ref info);
var icon = (Icon)Icon.FromHandle(info.hIcon).Clone(); // Get a copy that doesn't use the original handle
DestroyIcon(info.hIcon); // Clean up native icon to prevent resource leak
return icon;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
public struct SHSTOCKICONINFO
{
public uint cbSize;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iSysIconIndex;
public int iIcon;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public string szPath;
}
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
public static extern int SHGetStockIconInfo(uint siid, uint uFlags, ref SHSTOCKICONINFO psii);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool DestroyIcon(IntPtr handle);
private const uint SHSIID_FOLDER = 0x3;
private const uint SHGSI_ICON = 0x100;
private const uint SHGSI_LARGEICON = 0x0;
private const uint SHGSI_SMALLICON = 0x1;
}

I bet there are other ways, but I think easiest to implement is just use SHGetFileInfo win api function over temp folder you create. Example code:
public static class DefaultIcons
{
private static readonly Lazy<Icon> _lazyFolderIcon = new Lazy<Icon>(FetchIcon, true);
public static Icon FolderLarge
{
get { return _lazyFolderIcon.Value; }
}
private static Icon FetchIcon()
{
var tmpDir = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid().ToString())).FullName;
var icon = ExtractFromPath(tmpDir);
Directory.Delete(tmpDir);
return icon;
}
private static Icon ExtractFromPath(string path)
{
SHFILEINFO shinfo = new SHFILEINFO();
SHGetFileInfo(
path,
0, ref shinfo, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo),
SHGFI_ICON | SHGFI_LARGEICON);
return System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shinfo.hIcon);
}
//Struct used by SHGetFileInfo function
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct SHFILEINFO
{
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 80)]
public string szTypeName;
};
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SHGetFileInfo(string pszPath, uint dwFileAttributes, ref SHFILEINFO psfi, uint cbSizeFileInfo, uint uFlags);
private const uint SHGFI_ICON = 0x100;
private const uint SHGFI_LARGEICON = 0x0;
private const uint SHGFI_SMALLICON = 0x000000001;
}
Usage is just
var icon = DefaultIcons.FolderLarge
It's trivial to add property for small icon too.

public static class DefaultIcons
{
private static readonly Lazy _lazyFolderIcon = new Lazy(FetchIcon, true);
public static Icon FolderLarge
{
get { return _lazyFolderIcon.Value; }
}
private static Icon FetchIcon()
{
var tmpDir = Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Guid.NewGuid().ToString())).FullName;
var icon = ExtractFromPath(tmpDir);
Directory.Delete(tmpDir);
return icon;
}
private static Icon ExtractFromPath(string path)
{
SHFILEINFO shinfo = new SHFILEINFO();
SHGetFileInfo(
path,
0, ref shinfo, (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(shinfo),
SHGFI_ICON | SHGFI_LARGEICON);
return System.Drawing.Icon.FromHandle(shinfo.hIcon);
}
//Struct used by SHGetFileInfo function
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
private struct SHFILEINFO
{
public IntPtr hIcon;
public int iIcon;
public uint dwAttributes;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public string szDisplayName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 80)]
public string szTypeName;
};
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr SHGetFileInfo(string pszPath, uint dwFileAttributes, ref SHFILEINFO psfi, uint cbSizeFileInfo, uint uFlags);
private const uint SHGFI_ICON = 0x100;
private const uint SHGFI_LARGEICON = 0x0;
private const uint SHGFI_SMALLICON = 0x000000001;
}

How to set advanced printer settings [duplicate]

We have a project of managing printing documents. At first I wonder why printing options couldn't be set up in single place. For example printer tray selection for first page and for other pages can be done using MS Word automation:
var doc = _applicationObject.Documents.OpenNoRepairDialog(FileName: ref sourceFile, ReadOnly: ref readOnly,
AddToRecentFiles: ref addToRecentFiles,
Visible: ref visible);
doc.PageSetup.FirstPageTray = (WdPaperTray) firstPageTrayCode;
doc.PageSetup.OtherPagesTray = (WdPaperTray) otherPagesTrayCode;
_applicationObject.ActivePrinter = printerPath;
doc.Activate();
_applicationObject.PrintOut(Background: ref backgroundPrint, FileName: sourceFile);
doc.Close(ref saveChanges, ref _missing, ref _missing);
In the code above printer tray is specified as integer because some printers have not standart values for trays (we had this issue with HP - it's tray codes described here). So we first retrieve what trays printer have, using code:
var setting = new PrinterSettings();
setting.PrinterName = myPrinterName;
foreach (PaperSource tray in setting.PaperSources)
{
Console.WriteLine("\t{0}: #{1}", tray.SourceName, tray.RawKind);
}
And this code works with no problems.
But there is no way to specify duplex and staple options here. Duplex can be done, using driver functions OpenPrinter and SetPrinter, like described here and recommended by Microsoft as well in this forum thread.
Staple is completely unclear and if somebody knows by the way how to implement this, please let me know. Using Stapling enum, like in this MSDN article is useless as it requires custom rendering of the document to print.
I described the situation and how parts were implemented. That works fine on our environment: Windows Server 2008 R2, MS Office 2010 x32, Printers HP LaserJet P2055 and Ricoh Nashuatec DSm635. Tested with native and universal PCL6/PCL5e drivers: duplex and tray selection works as expected.
But after deployment the application to client, printers (HP LaserJet 4250 and Ricoh Aficio MP C7501) do printing always from default tray and without duplex. Tried few different drivers with exactly the same result.
In both environments printers are network printers. So to make them apply duplex setting, using printer driver, we needed to install local driver on server and make a local printer, as recommended my Microsoft on this support forum thread.
Though environments and printers used looks very similar, one works while other do not. Any help will be highly appreciated.

In case someone else needs it, I came up with a workaround, based on storing printer settings memory block in a binary file and then restoring it. The idea was described in this blog post, but it didn't work for me when simply copy-pasted (it worked only for some drivers and for some settings while other printing options were ignored).
So I remade it a bit so that now it can support all settings I've tried on any printer (with compatible driver) I've tested. Of course if you use driver of another printer for example it won't work.
The disadvantage of thi approach is of course that you should first set default printer preferences (in Control Panel) to what you need. That isn't always possible of course, but at least in some cases it can help.
So the full source code of a test util which is capable to store printer settings into a file, load this file again into printer and print a document using the specified settings file:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing.Printing;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
namespace PrintAdvancedTest
{
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PRINTER_DEFAULTS
{
public int pDatatype;
public int pDevMode;
public int DesiredAccess;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct PRINTER_INFO_2
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pServerName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pPrinterName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pShareName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pPortName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pDriverName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pComment;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pLocation;
public IntPtr pDevMode;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pSepFile;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pPrintProcessor;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pDatatype;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public readonly string pParameters;
public IntPtr pSecurityDescriptor;
public readonly Int32 Attributes;
public readonly Int32 Priority;
public readonly Int32 DefaultPriority;
public readonly Int32 StartTime;
public readonly Int32 UntilTime;
public readonly Int32 Status;
public readonly Int32 cJobs;
public readonly Int32 AveragePPM;
}
public class PrintSettings
{
private const short CCDEVICENAME = 32;
private const short CCFORMNAME = 32;
//Constants for DEVMODE
// Constants for DocumentProperties
private const int DM_MODIFY = 8;
private const int DM_COPY = 2;
private const int DM_IN_BUFFER = DM_MODIFY;
private const int DM_OUT_BUFFER = DM_COPY;
// const intants for dmOrientation
private const int DMORIENT_PORTRAIT = 1;
private const int DMORIENT_LANDSCAPE = 2;
// const intants for dmPrintQuality
private const int DMRES_DRAFT = (-1);
private const int DMRES_HIGH = (-4);
private const int DMRES_LOW = (-2);
private const int DMRES_MEDIUM = (-3);
// const intants for dmTTOption
private const int DMTT_BITMAP = 1;
private const int DMTT_DOWNLOAD = 2;
private const int DMTT_DOWNLOAD_OUTLINE = 4;
private const int DMTT_SUBDEV = 3;
// const intants for dmColor
private const int DMCOLOR_COLOR = 2;
private const int DMCOLOR_MONOCHROME = 1;
// const intants for dmCollate
private const int DMCOLLATE_FALSE = 0;
private const int DMCOLLATE_TRUE = 1;
// const intants for dmDuplex
private const int DMDUP_HORIZONTAL = 3;
private const int DMDUP_SIMPLEX = 1;
private const int DMDUP_VERTICAL = 2;
//const for security access
private const int PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER = 0x4;
private const int PRINTER_ACCESS_USE = 0x8;
private const int STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0xF0000;
private const int PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS =
(STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED | PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER
| PRINTER_ACCESS_USE);
/* field selection bits */
private const int DM_ORIENTATION = 0x00000001;
private const int DM_PAPERSIZE = 0x00000002;
private const int DM_PAPERLENGTH = 0x00000004;
private const int DM_PAPERWIDTH = 0x00000008;
private const int DM_SCALE = 0x00000010;
private const int DM_POSITION = 0x00000020;
private const int DM_NUP = 0x00000040;
private const int DM_DISPLAYORIENTATION = 0x00000080;
private const int DM_COPIES = 0x00000100;
private const int DM_DEFAULTSOURCE = 0x00000200;
private const int DM_PRINTQUALITY = 0x00000400;
private const int DM_COLOR = 0x00000800;
private const int DM_DUPLEX = 0x00001000;
private const int DM_YRESOLUTION = 0x00002000;
private const int DM_TTOPTION = 0x00004000;
private const int DM_COLLATE = 0x00008000;
private const int DM_FORMNAME = 0x00010000;
private const int DM_LOGPIXELS = 0x00020000;
private const int DM_BITSPERPEL = 0x00040000;
private const int DM_PELSWIDTH = 0x00080000;
private const int DM_PELSHEIGHT = 0x00100000;
private const int DM_DISPLAYFLAGS = 0x00200000;
private const int DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY = 0x00400000;
private const int DM_ICMMETHOD = 0x00800000;
private const int DM_ICMINTENT = 0x01000000;
private const int DM_MEDIATYPE = 0x02000000;
private const int DM_DITHERTYPE = 0x04000000;
private const int DM_PANNINGWIDTH = 0x08000000;
private const int DM_PANNINGHEIGHT = 0x10000000;
private const int DM_DISPLAYFIXEDOUTPUT = 0x20000000;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct DEVMODE
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = CCDEVICENAME)]
public string dmDeviceName;
public short dmSpecVersion;
public short dmDriverVersion;
public short dmSize;
public short dmDriverExtra;
public int dmFields;
public short dmOrientation;
public short dmPaperSize;
public short dmPaperLength;
public short dmPaperWidth;
public short dmScale;
public short dmCopies;
public short dmDefaultSource;
public short dmPrintQuality;
public short dmColor;
public short dmDuplex;
public short dmYResolution;
public short dmTTOption;
public short dmCollate;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = CCFORMNAME)]
public string dmFormName;
public short dmUnusedPadding;
public short dmBitsPerPel;
public int dmPelsWidth;
public int dmPelsHeight;
public int dmDisplayFlags;
public int dmDisplayFrequency;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Dictionary<string, Action> commands = new Dictionary<string, Action>
{
{"save", PrinterPreferencesSave},
{"print", PrinterPreferencesPrint},
{"set", PrinterPreferencesSet},
{"info", PrinterInfo}
};
while (true)
{
Console.Write("Command ({0}): ", string.Join(", ", commands.Keys));
string command = Console.ReadLine();
Action action;
if (!commands.TryGetValue(command, out action))
{
Console.WriteLine("Invalid command");
}
else
{
action();
}
}
}
static void PrinterPreferencesSave()
{
Console.Write("Printer name: ");
string printerName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Settings file path format: ");
string SettingsFileNameFormat = Console.ReadLine();
string testName;
while (true)
{
Console.Write("SAVE: Settings set name: ");
testName = Console.ReadLine();
if (testName == "end")
{
break;
}
getDevMode(printerName, string.Format(SettingsFileNameFormat, testName));
}
}
static void PrinterPreferencesPrint()
{
Console.Write("Printer name: ");
string printerName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Settings file path format: ");
string SettingsFileNameFormat = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Document to print: ");
string docToPrintPath = Console.ReadLine();
string testName;
while (true)
{
Console.Write("PRINT: Settings set name: ");
testName = Console.ReadLine();
if (testName == "end")
{
break;
}
string filePath = string.Format(SettingsFileNameFormat, testName);
if (!File.Exists(filePath))
{
Console.WriteLine("File {0} not exists", filePath);
return;
}
var success = setDevMode(printerName, filePath);
if (success)
{
PrintWordDocument(docToPrintPath, printerName);
}
}
}
static void PrinterPreferencesSet()
{
Console.Write("Printer name: ");
string printerName = Console.ReadLine();
Console.Write("Settings file path format: ");
string SettingsFileNameFormat = Console.ReadLine();
string testName;
while (true)
{
Console.Write("SET: Settings set name: ");
testName = Console.ReadLine();
if (testName == "end")
{
break;
}
string filePath = string.Format(SettingsFileNameFormat, testName);
if (!File.Exists(filePath))
{
Console.WriteLine("File {0} not exists", filePath);
return;
}
var success = setDevMode(printerName, filePath);
if(!success)
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed");
}
}
}
private static void PrinterInfo()
{
Console.Write("Printer name: ");
string printerName = Console.ReadLine();
IntPtr hDevMode; // handle to the DEVMODE
IntPtr pDevMode; // pointer to the DEVMODE
DEVMODE devMode; // the actual DEVMODE structure
//var printController = new StandardPrintController();
PrinterSettings printerSettings = new PrinterSettings();
printerSettings.PrinterName = printerName;
// Get a handle to a DEVMODE for the default printer settings
hDevMode = printerSettings.GetHdevmode(printerSettings.DefaultPageSettings);
// Obtain a lock on the handle and get an actual pointer so Windows won't
// move it around while we're futzing with it
pDevMode = GlobalLock(hDevMode);
// Marshal the memory at that pointer into our P/Invoke version of DEVMODE
devMode = (DEVMODE)Marshal.PtrToStructure(pDevMode, typeof(DEVMODE));
Dictionary<string, int> dmConstants = new Dictionary<string, int>
{
{"DM_ORIENTATION", 0x00000001},
{"DM_PAPERSIZE", 0x00000002},
{"DM_PAPERLENGTH", 0x00000004},
{"DM_PAPERWIDTH", 0x00000008},
{"DM_SCALE", 0x00000010},
{"DM_POSITION", 0x00000020},
{"DM_NUP", 0x00000040},
{"DM_DISPLAYORIENTATION", 0x00000080},
{"DM_COPIES", 0x00000100},
{"DM_DEFAULTSOURCE", 0x00000200},
{"DM_PRINTQUALITY", 0x00000400},
{"DM_COLOR", 0x00000800},
{"DM_DUPLEX", 0x00001000},
{"DM_YRESOLUTION", 0x00002000},
{"DM_TTOPTION", 0x00004000},
{"DM_COLLATE", 0x00008000},
{"DM_FORMNAME", 0x00010000},
{"DM_LOGPIXELS", 0x00020000},
{"DM_BITSPERPEL", 0x00040000},
{"DM_PELSWIDTH", 0x00080000},
{"DM_PELSHEIGHT", 0x00100000},
{"DM_DISPLAYFLAGS", 0x00200000},
{"DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY", 0x00400000},
{"DM_ICMMETHOD", 0x00800000},
{"DM_ICMINTENT", 0x01000000},
{"DM_MEDIATYPE", 0x02000000},
{"DM_DITHERTYPE", 0x04000000},
{"DM_PANNINGWIDTH", 0x08000000},
{"DM_PANNINGHEIGHT", 0x10000000},
{"DM_DISPLAYFIXEDOUTPUT", 0x20000000},
};
Console.WriteLine("Allow set: {0}. Details: {1}", Convert.ToString(devMode.dmFields, 16), string.Join(",", dmConstants.Where(c=>(devMode.dmFields & c.Value)==c.Value).Select(c=>c.Key)));
//private const int DM_POSITION = 0x00000020;
//private const int DM_NUP = 0x00000040;
//private const int DM_DISPLAYORIENTATION = 0x00000080;
//private const int DM_DEFAULTSOURCE = 0x00000200;
//private const int DM_PRINTQUALITY = 0x00000400;
//private const int DM_COLOR = 0x00000800;
//private const int DM_YRESOLUTION = 0x00002000;
//private const int DM_TTOPTION = 0x00004000;
//private const int DM_FORMNAME = 0x00010000;
//private const int DM_LOGPIXELS = 0x00020000;
//private const int DM_BITSPERPEL = 0x00040000;
//private const int DM_PELSWIDTH = 0x00080000;
//private const int DM_PELSHEIGHT = 0x00100000;
//private const int DM_DISPLAYFLAGS = 0x00200000;
//private const int DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY = 0x00400000;
//private const int DM_ICMMETHOD = 0x00800000;
//private const int DM_ICMINTENT = 0x01000000;
//private const int DM_MEDIATYPE = 0x02000000;
//private const int DM_DITHERTYPE = 0x04000000;
//private const int DM_PANNINGWIDTH = 0x08000000;
//private const int DM_PANNINGHEIGHT = 0x10000000;
//private const int DM_DISPLAYFIXEDOUTPUT = 0x20000000;
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("DeviceName", devMode.dmDeviceName, null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("SpecVersion", devMode.dmSpecVersion.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("DriverVersion", devMode.dmDriverVersion.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Size", devMode.dmSize.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("DriverExtra", devMode.dmDriverExtra.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Orientation", devMode.dmOrientation.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_ORIENTATION) == DM_ORIENTATION);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("PaperSize", devMode.dmPaperSize.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_PAPERSIZE) == DM_PAPERSIZE);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("PaperLength", devMode.dmPaperLength.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_PAPERLENGTH) == DM_PAPERLENGTH);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("PaperWidth", devMode.dmPaperWidth.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_PAPERWIDTH) == DM_PAPERWIDTH);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Scale", devMode.dmScale.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_SCALE) == DM_SCALE);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Copies", devMode.dmCopies.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_COPIES) == DM_COPIES);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Duplex", devMode.dmDuplex.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_DUPLEX) == DM_DUPLEX);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("YResolution", devMode.dmYResolution.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("TTOption", devMode.dmTTOption.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("Collate", devMode.dmCollate.ToString(), (devMode.dmFields & DM_COLLATE) == DM_COLLATE);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("FormName", devMode.dmFormName.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("UnusedPadding", devMode.dmUnusedPadding.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("BitsPerPel", devMode.dmBitsPerPel.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("PelsWidth", devMode.dmPelsWidth.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("PelsHeight", devMode.dmPelsHeight.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("DisplayFlags", devMode.dmDisplayFlags.ToString(), null);
WriteDevModePropertyInfo("DisplayFrequency", devMode.dmDisplayFlags.ToString(), null);
}
private static void WriteDevModePropertyInfo(string settingName, string value, bool? allowSet)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2}", allowSet.HasValue ? (allowSet.Value ? "+" : "-") : " ", settingName.PadRight(20, '.'), value);
}
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern IntPtr GlobalFree(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern IntPtr GlobalLock(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern IntPtr GlobalUnlock(IntPtr handle);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", EntryPoint = "GetLastError", SetLastError = false,
ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern Int32 GetLastError();
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint = "ClosePrinter", SetLastError = true,
ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern bool ClosePrinter(IntPtr hPrinter);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint = "DocumentPropertiesA", SetLastError = true,
ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern int DocumentProperties(IntPtr hwnd, IntPtr hPrinter,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string pDeviceNameg,
IntPtr pDevModeOutput, ref IntPtr pDevModeInput, int fMode);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint = "GetPrinterA", SetLastError = true,
CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, ExactSpelling = true,
CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern bool GetPrinter(IntPtr hPrinter, Int32 dwLevel,
IntPtr pPrinter, Int32 dwBuf, out Int32 dwNeeded);
[DllImport("winspool.Drv", EntryPoint = "OpenPrinterA",
SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi,
ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
private static extern bool
OpenPrinter([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)] string szPrinter,
out IntPtr hPrinter, ref PRINTER_DEFAULTS pd);
[DllImport("winspool.drv", CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool SetPrinter(IntPtr hPrinter, int Level, IntPtr
pPrinter, int Command);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr GlobalAlloc(uint uFlags, int dwBytes);
public static void getDevMode(string printerName, string filepath)
{
PRINTER_DEFAULTS PrinterValues = new PRINTER_DEFAULTS();
PrinterValues.pDatatype = 0;
PrinterValues.pDevMode = 0;
PrinterValues.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS;
IntPtr ptrZero = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr hPrinter;
IntPtr pDevMode = new IntPtr();
//get printer handle
OpenPrinter(printerName, out hPrinter, ref PrinterValues);
//allocate memory for ptr to devmode, 0 argument retrieves bytes required
int bytes = DocumentProperties(new IntPtr(0), hPrinter, printerName, ptrZero, ref pDevMode, 0);
pDevMode = GlobalAlloc(0, bytes);
//set the pointer
DocumentProperties(new IntPtr(0), hPrinter, printerName, pDevMode, ref ptrZero, DM_OUT_BUFFER);
//write the devMode to a file
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Create))
{
for (int i = 0; i < bytes; i++)
{
fs.WriteByte(Marshal.ReadByte(pDevMode, i));
}
}
//free resources
GlobalFree(pDevMode);
ClosePrinter(hPrinter);
}
public static bool setDevMode(string printerName, string filepath)
{
if(!File.Exists(filepath))
{
return false;
}
IntPtr hPrinter;
int bytes = 0;
IntPtr pPInfo;
IntPtr pDevMode;
PRINTER_INFO_2 pInfo = new PRINTER_INFO_2();
PRINTER_DEFAULTS PrinterValues = new PRINTER_DEFAULTS();
PrinterValues.pDatatype = 0;
PrinterValues.pDevMode = 0;
PrinterValues.DesiredAccess = PRINTER_ALL_ACCESS;
//retrieve the devmode from file
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(filepath, FileMode.Open))
{
int length = Convert.ToInt32(fs.Length);
pDevMode = GlobalAlloc(0, length);
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
Marshal.WriteByte(pDevMode, i, (byte)fs.ReadByte());
}
}
//get printer handle
OpenPrinter(printerName, out hPrinter, ref PrinterValues);
//get bytes for printer info structure and allocate memory
GetPrinter(hPrinter, 2, IntPtr.Zero, 0, out bytes);
if (bytes == 0)
{
throw new Exception("Get Printer Failed");
}
pPInfo = GlobalAlloc(0, bytes);
//set pointer to printer info
GetPrinter(hPrinter, 2, pPInfo, bytes, out bytes);
//place the printer info structure
pInfo = (PRINTER_INFO_2)Marshal.PtrToStructure(pPInfo, typeof(PRINTER_INFO_2));
//insert the new devmode
pInfo.pDevMode = pDevMode;
pInfo.pSecurityDescriptor = IntPtr.Zero;
//set pointer to new printer info
Marshal.StructureToPtr(pInfo, pPInfo, true);
//update
SetPrinter(hPrinter, 2, pPInfo, 0);
//free resources
GlobalFree(pPInfo);
GlobalFree(pDevMode);
ClosePrinter(hPrinter);
return true;
}
private static void PrintWordDocument(string path, string printerName)
{
object readOnly = true;
object addToRecentFiles = false;
object visible = false;
object backgroundPrint = false;
object saveChanges = false;
object sourceFile = path;
var wordApplication = new Application();
var doc = wordApplication.Documents.OpenNoRepairDialog(FileName: ref sourceFile, ReadOnly: ref readOnly,
AddToRecentFiles: ref addToRecentFiles,
Visible: ref visible);
wordApplication.ActivePrinter = printerName;
doc.Activate();
wordApplication.PrintOut(Background: ref backgroundPrint, FileName: sourceFile);
object _missing = Type.Missing;
doc.Close(ref saveChanges, ref _missing, ref _missing);
}
}
}
UPDATE 2018-12-04 (in 5,5 years): There was a nasty rare problem with Marshal.StructureToPtr call in this code and today I finally got an answer to that question (see comment from Hans Passant). I'm not able to verify if that actually works since I no longer work on that project, but it seems you may need to apply that fix if you try using this code.

To show the properties page of a file and navigate to a tab

In my software i need to show the property dialog of a file and navigate to a specific tab in that property dialog? please tell me how to acheive this using c#?
or
Is it possible to replace the default property dialog with a custom one?

private bool properties(string Filename)
{
SHELLEXECUTEINFO info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFO();
info.cbSize = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(info);
info.lpVerb = "properties";
info.lpParameters = "Details";
info.lpFile = Filename;
info.nShow = SW_SHOW;
info.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST;
return ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
}
By setting info.lpParameters to name of the tab you want it gets opened with that tab selected. In my case "Details"...
Yes you need that declaration that codeteq wrote.
This is the declaration that I use:
private const int SW_SHOW = 5;
private const uint SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = 12;
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFO lpExecInfo);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public struct SHELLEXECUTEINFO
{
public int cbSize;
public uint fMask;
public IntPtr hwnd;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpVerb;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpFile;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpParameters;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpDirectory;
public int nShow;
public IntPtr hInstApp;
public IntPtr lpIDList;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string lpClass;
public IntPtr hkeyClass;
public uint dwHotKey;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public IntPtr hProcess;
}

You must use P/Invoke to achieve this:
private const int SW_SHOW = 5;
private const uint SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST = 12;
[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern bool ShellExecuteEx(ref SHELLEXECUTEINFO lpExecInfo);
public static void ShowFileProperties(string filename)
{
SHELLEXECUTEINFO info = new SHELLEXECUTEINFO();
info.cbSize = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(info);
info.lpVerb = "properties";
info.lpFile = filename;
info.nShow = SW_SHOW;
info.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST;
ShellExecuteEx(ref info);
}
don't know if it's even possible to select a specific tab (in a nice way)...

How to use SetupIterateCabinet with C#

I am attempting to write code to extract the contents of a CAB file, however I am having trouble using the SetupIterateCabinet routine.
Please see doc here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa377404(v=vs.85).aspx
I can import it properly like this
private const uint SPFILENOTIFY_CABINETINFO = 0x00000010;
private const uint SPFILENOTIFY_FILEINCABINET = 0x00000011;
private const uint SPFILENOTIFY_NEEDNEWCABINET = 0x00000012;
private const uint SPFILENOTIFY_FILEEXTRACTED = 0x00000013;
private const uint SPFILENOTIFY_FILEOPDELAYED = 0x00000014;
private const uint NO_ERROR = 0;
private const uint FILEOP_ABORT = 0;
private const uint FILEOP_DOIT= 1;
private const uint FILEOP_SKIP= 2;
private const uint FILEOP_NEWPATH= 4;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
SetupIterateCabinet("c:\\SomeCab.cab", 0, new PSP_FILE_CALLBACK(CallBack), 0);
Console.ReadKey();
}
[DllImport("SetupApi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern bool SetupIterateCabinet(string cabinetFile,
uint reserved, PSP_FILE_CALLBACK callBack, uint context);
public delegate uint PSP_FILE_CALLBACK(uint context, uint notification,
IntPtr param1, IntPtr param2);
private static uint CallBack(uint context, uint notification, IntPtr param1,
IntPtr param2)
{
uint rtnValue = NO_ERROR;
switch (notification)
{
case SPFILENOTIFY_FILEINCABINET:
rtnValue = OnFileFound(context, notification, param1, param2);
break;
case SPFILENOTIFY_FILEEXTRACTED:
rtnValue = OnFileExtractComplete(param1);
break;
case SPFILENOTIFY_NEEDNEWCABINET:
rtnValue = NO_ERROR;
break;
}
return rtnValue;
}
private static uint OnFileExtractComplete(IntPtr param1)
{
Console.WriteLine("Complete");
return FILEOP_DOIT;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
struct _FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO {
IntPtr NameInCabinet;
int FileSize;
int Win32Error;
int DosDate;
int DosTime;
int DosAttribs;
StringBuilder FullTargetName;
};
static private uint OnFileFound(uint context, uint notification, IntPtr param1, IntPtr param2)
{
_FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO fc = new _FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO() ;
Marshal.PtrToStructure(param1, fc);
return 1;
}
However the problem comes when attempting to process the SPFILENOTIFY_FILEINCABINET event in the callback. According to the documentation this is a struct, that I need to put the name of where I want to have the file extracted to in. I am having trouble figuring out what the struct should look like and maybe how to convert the param to a struct.

I think you have a problem with the return values of your callback function. On SPFILENOTIFY_FILECABINET, you should be returning FILEOP_DOIT. Before returning you should be setting up the filename in the FILE_IN_CABINTE_INFO. Please check the codeproject post http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/7165/Iterate-and-Extract-Cabinet-File
I might add some code sample later. GTG now
EDIT:
Code sample below. I haven't tried it, but I believe it should work. I have tried to keep the structure similar to your code. This should show you how to define the FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO class and the correct values to be set and returned in the callback
public delegate uint PSP_FILE_CALLBACK(uint context, uint notification, IntPtr param1, IntPtr param2);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public class FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO {
public String NameInCabinet;
public uint FileSize;
public uint Win32Error;
public ushort DosDate;
public ushort DosTime;
public ushort DosAttribs;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 260)]
public System.String FullTargetName;
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public class FILEPATHS {
public String Target;
public String Source;
public uint Win32Error;
public uint Flags;
}
public const uint SPFILENOTIFY_FILEINCABINET = 0x00000011; // The file has been extracted from the cabinet.
public const uint SPFILENOTIFY_NEEDNEWCABINET = 0x00000012; // file is encountered in the cabinet.
public const uint SPFILENOTIFY_FILEEXTRACTED = 0x00000013; // The current file is continued in the next cabinet.
public const uint NO_ERROR = 0;
public const uint FILEOP_ABORT = 0; // Abort cabinet processing.
public const uint FILEOP_DOIT = 1; // Extract the current file.
public const uint FILEOP_SKIP = 2; // Skip the current file.
[DllImport("SetupApi.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern bool SetupIterateCabinet(string cabinetFile, uint reserved, PSP_FILE_CALLBACK callBack, uint context);
[DllImport("Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern uint GetLastError();
static void Main(string[] args) {
IterateCabinet(#"c:\SomeCab.cab");
}
public static void IterateCabinet(string filePath) {
PSP_FILE_CALLBACK callback = new PSP_FILE_CALLBACK(CallBack);
if (!SetupIterateCabinet(filePath, 0, callback, 0))
throw new Win32Exception((int)GetLastError());
}
static uint CallBack(uint context, uint notification, IntPtr param1, IntPtr param2) {
if (notification == SPFILENOTIFY_FILEINCABINET)
return OnFileFound(context, notification, param1, param2);
else if (notification == SPFILENOTIFY_FILEEXTRACTED)
return OnFileExtractComplete(param1);
else if (notification == SPFILENOTIFY_NEEDNEWCABINET)
return NO_ERROR;
return NO_ERROR;
}
static uint OnFileFound(uint context, uint notification, IntPtr param1, IntPtr param2) {
FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO fileInCabinetInfo = (FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO)Marshal.PtrToStructure(param1, typeof(FILE_IN_CABINET_INFO));
fileInCabinetInfo.FullTargetName = fileInCabinetInfo.NameInCabinet; // extract to current directory
return FILEOP_DOIT;
}
static uint OnFileExtractComplete(IntPtr param1) {
FILEPATHS filePaths = (FILEPATHS)Marshal.PtrToStructure(param1, typeof(FILEPATHS));
if (filePaths.Win32Error == NO_ERROR)
Console.WriteLine("File {0} extracted to {1} " + filePaths.Source, filePaths.Target);
else
Console.WriteLine("Errors occurred while extracting cab File {0} to {1} ", filePaths.Source, filePaths.Target);
return filePaths.Win32Error;
}

How do you place a file in recycle bin instead of delete?

Programmatic solution of course...

http://www.daveamenta.com/2008-05/c-delete-a-file-to-the-recycle-bin/
From above:
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
string path = #"c:\myfile.txt";
FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory(path,
FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs,
RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin);

You need to delve into unmanaged code. Here's a static class that I've been using:
public static class Recycle
{
private const int FO_DELETE = 3;
private const int FOF_ALLOWUNDO = 0x40;
private const int FOF_NOCONFIRMATION = 0x0010;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto, Pack = 1)]
public struct SHFILEOPSTRUCT
{
public IntPtr hwnd;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int wFunc;
public string pFrom;
public string pTo;
public short fFlags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public bool fAnyOperationsAborted;
public IntPtr hNameMappings;
public string lpszProgressTitle;
}
[DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
static extern int SHFileOperation(ref SHFILEOPSTRUCT FileOp);
public static void DeleteFileOperation(string filePath)
{
SHFILEOPSTRUCT fileop = new SHFILEOPSTRUCT();
fileop.wFunc = FO_DELETE;
fileop.pFrom = filePath + '\0' + '\0';
fileop.fFlags = FOF_ALLOWUNDO | FOF_NOCONFIRMATION;
SHFileOperation(ref fileop);
}
}
Addendum:
Tsk tsk # Jeff for "using Microsoft.VisualBasic" in C# code.
Tsk tsk # MS for putting all the goodies in VisualBasic namespace.

The best way I have found is to use the VB function FileSystem.DeleteFile.
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteFile(file.FullName,
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.UIOption.OnlyErrorDialogs,
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.RecycleOption.SendToRecycleBin);
It requires adding Microsoft.VisualBasic as a reference, but this is part of the .NET framework and so isn't an extra dependency.
Alternate solutions require a P/Invoke to SHFileOperation, as well as defining all the various structures/constants. Including Microsoft.VisualBasic is much neater by comparison.