extract icons from executable files in command line mode

[zomp]

Is any ImageMagick command-line tool able to extract icons from exe files and convert them?

Thanks for your wonderful program.

[anthony]

NO. However there are cracking programs that look for image file formats inside larger files or data streams.

If you look for "magic" files, these contain data on how to identify various image formats basied on identification strings. For example JPEG images will usally have the string "JFIF" close to the starting point of the image file format. Simularly "PNG" for PNG images, and "GIF8" for GIF images.

There is however no guarantee as typically images in a executable are in a more low level raw form more suitable for direct use by the program.