This function returns a pointer to an icon which is associated with the file specified by pszFileName.

#define INCL_WINWORKPLACE
#include <os2.h>

PSZ         pszFileName;  /*  Pointer to file name. */
BOOL        fPrivate;     /*  Icon usage flag. */
HPOINTER    hIcon;        /*  Icon handle. */

hIcon = WinLoadFileIcon(pszFileName, fPrivate);