[python-win32] Re: thumbnail extraction

[Thomas Heller]

Tim Golden <tim.golden at viacom-outdoor.co.uk> writes:

> Guy Robinson:
> GR> I have a number of files that generate 
> GR> a thumbnail using the shell extension
> GR> as discussed in this article
>
> GR> http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/0600/w2kui2/w2kui2.asp
>
> GR> Can anyone give me some pointers as to how I can do this. 
> GR> Even a starting point would be helpful.
>
> Little more than a starting point, I'm afraid, but it
>  seems to be a slightly more complete / concise example
>  of how to do what you want.
>
> http://netez.com/2xExplorer/shellFAQ/bas_infos.html#thumb
>
> I'm not a COM person, so I don't know if this is easily
>  translated to Python using win32 or ctypes, but hopefully
>  someone else on this list could say yea or nay to that.

I want to try this (in ctypes of course), but unfortunately I don't know
when I can find the time ;-) Lame excuse, I know.

>
> By the way, thanks for pointing out an interesting article. 
>  Altho' I work (professionally) in a Win32 environment, 
>  I rarely take the trouble to look around the Microsoft 
>  world for potentially useful titbits.

Thomas