Loading file default program icons

i need to be able to specify a file extention, then get the operating systems default icon for any file with that extention.
how can i do that in air?
thanks
marcidus

accessing the OS icon database is a very important part of UI development with user guided file handling, if anyone knows anything about how it can be done, it would be most useful. filezilla does it, it recognises extentions and relates them to the OSs default applications for those extentions. how does it do it?

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Help with Could not load file or assembly 'msshrtmi' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

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System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks) +0
System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks) +39
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If I return msshrtmi.dll to the bin folder and switch the model and website projects to x64 there is no change
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which is the model project - presumably because to run on my x64 machine I need the 64bit version?
I really need to be able to debug and then publish some changes ASAP.
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Hi,
Is it true that you're using IIS to host the application? Could you check whether the process is x64 or x86 one via task manager or config in IIS manager?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rakkimk/archive/2007/11/03/iis7-running-32-bit-and-64-bit-asp-net-versions-at-the-same-time-on-different-worker-processes.aspx
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Win 7 "Default Programs" does not include MS Office 2007 Programs, the missing Programs are missing ICONs as well

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Downloaded, installed, activated, started the programs.
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I make it a habit not to pay a vendor for a product so that I can have the privilege of fixing the vendor's problems. Google tells me these are well known problems. The only thing missing is the answer. I won't ever use MS chat or telephone,
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To restore office icons you could try this method
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
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".dotm"="Word.TemplateMacroEnabled.12"
".dotx"="Word.Template.12"
".htm"="wordhtmlfile"
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".odt"="Word.OpenDocumentText.12"
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Set pages to be default program for *.doc files

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SP1
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*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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