# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: ConvertTo-Icon
# description: Converts Image Files to icon files
# version: 1.0
# type: function
# author: Chad Miller
# license: CC0
# function: ConvertTo-Icon
# x-poshcode-id: 2765
# x-archived: 2016-09-07T05:22:26
# x-published: 2011-07-03T13:40:00
#
#
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing") | Out-Null
#Version History
#v1.0 - Chad Miller - Initial release
#Converts Image Files to icon files
#Adapted from WinForm C# code by Haresh Ambaliya
#http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Convert-Image-file-to-Icon-c927d9f7
function ConvertTo-Icon
{
[cmdletbinding()]
param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true, ValueFromPipeline = $true)] $Path)
process{
if ($Path -is [string])
{ $Path = get-childitem $Path }
$Path | foreach {
$image = [System.Drawing.Image]::FromFile($($_.FullName))
$FilePath = "{0}\{1}.ico" -f $($_.DirectoryName), $($_.BaseName)
$stream = [System.IO.File]::OpenWrite($FilePath)
$bitmap = new-object System.Drawing.Bitmap $image
$bitmap.SetResolution(72,72)
$icon = [System.Drawing.Icon]::FromHandle($bitmap.GetHicon())
$icon.Save($stream)
$stream.Close()
}
}
}