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I will accept AlexFM:s answer since it solves the immediate problem.<br />
I would have liked a C# or .Net solution but it seems that I will have to make do.
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I will accept AlexFM:s answer since it solves the immediate problem.
I would have liked a C# or .Net solution but it seems that I will have to make do.

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There is no pure .NET solution for this problem. You can use PInvoke to call API from C#, and if solution contains hook Dll, this Dll cannot be managed.
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There is no pure .NET solution for this problem. You can use PInvoke to call API from C#, and if solution contains hook Dll, this Dll cannot be managed.

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I would like to write an application that can read the positions of the desktop icons, change them and then write them back.<br />
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How do I access the position of the desktop icons from .Net? Ideally VB.Net, but C# is ok to.<br />
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I would like to write an application that can read the positions of the desktop icons, change them and then write them back.

How do I access the position of the desktop icons from .Net? Ideally VB.Net, but C# is ok to.



Moving desktop icons

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.