by Vishal V. Kulkarni (6 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 5.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Fri 23rd February 2001
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
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This code puts your project icon in the system tray. When you close the application the icon in the systray is removed.This also gives various
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'This code can be freely distributed and used by anyone.
'This is a real neat code and easy to understand
'This code puts your project icon in the system tray.
'When you close the application the icon in the systray
'is removed.
'This also gives various events to use.
'In case if you need any help please contact [email protected]
Private Type NOTIFYICONDATA
cbSize As Long
hwnd As Long
uId As Long
uFlags As Long
uCallBackMessage As Long
hIcon As Long
szTip As String * 64
End Type
Private Const NIM_ADD = &H0
Private Const NIM_MODIFY = &H1
Private Const NIM_DELETE = &H2
Private Const WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200
Private Const NIF_MESSAGE = &H1
Private Const NIF_ICON = &H2
Private Const NIF_TIP = &H4
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = &H203 'Double-click
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201 'Button down
Private Const WM_LBUTTONUP = &H202 'Button up
Private Const WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK = &H206 'Double-click
Private Const WM_RBUTTONDOWN = &H204 'Button down
Private Const WM_RBUTTONUP = &H205 'Button up
Private Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32" Alias "Shell_NotifyIconA" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pnid As NOTIFYICONDATA) As Boolean
Dim nid As NOTIFYICONDATA
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'If the application dosen't have a previous instance then load the form
If App.PrevInstance = False Then
nid.cbSize = Len(nid)
nid.hwnd = Form1.hwnd
nid.uId = vbNull
nid.uFlags = NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP Or NIF_MESSAGE
nid.uCallBackMessage = WM_MOUSEMOVE
nid.hIcon = Form1.Icon
nid.szTip = "Double Click To Restore Your application.." & vbNullChar
Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_ADD, nid
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
Dim lMsg As Long
Dim sFilter As String
lMsg = X / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
Select Case lMsg
'you can play with other events as I did as per your use
Case WM_LBUTTONDOWN
Case WM_LBUTTONUP
Case WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK
Form1.WindowState = vbMaximized
Form1.Show
Case WM_RBUTTONDOWN
Case WM_RBUTTONUP
Case WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK
End Select
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
'Ok now this is the time to remove the icon from systray
Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_DELETE, nid
End
End Sub
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