by Alexandre Moro (5 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Advanced
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: (8 Votes)
Demonstrates how you can minimize your app to the system tray and reactivates it by double clicking on its registered file type in Windows Explorer, without leaving the second instance running.
Covers three techniques:
1-Hooking;
2-Registry functions;
3-SystemTray functions.
VB6 tested OK.