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VB Forum / Enterprise Development / June 2008ShowinTaskBar for external application
I'm trying to control the showintask bar of an external program to false, since it is not a form how can I achieve this? > I'm trying to control the showintask bar of an external program to false, > since it is not a form how can I achieve this? Back in NT4, I wanted to do this with the Services applet. This is the code I used: ' Tweak style settings of Services applet so that it ' shows up on taskbar, and uses the default Windows ' flag as its icon. If hWnd Then If StyleExFlipBit(hWnd, WS_EX_APPWINDOW, True, False) Then Call StyleExFlipBit(hWnd, WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME, False, False) Call WindowShow(hWnd, SW_HIDE) Call Sleep(0) Call WindowShow(hWnd, SW_NORMAL) End If End If You can download the full example here: http://vb.mvps.org/samples/FormBdr  Signature.NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org >> I'm trying to control the showintask bar of an external program to false, >> since it is not a form how can I achieve this? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >You can download the full example here: http://vb.mvps.org/samples/FormBdr I passed the handle to this code and I can see that the external application flicker at the task bar each time I pass the handle to it. I tried to delete the line Call WindowShow(hWnd, SW_NORMAL) it seems to be hidden from the task bar but even the window disappear. I want to window to still show but hidden from the taskbar. Is there something I missed? Thank you! >>> I'm trying to control the showintask bar of an external program to false, >>> since it is not a form how can I achieve this? [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > bar but even the window disappear. I want to window to still show but hidden > from the taskbar. Is there something I missed? Oh. No. Something *I* missed. That code forces a window *into* the taskbar. Basically, you'd do just the opposite. See how the ShowInTaskbar property is implemented in the included CFormBorder class. Signature.NET: It's About Trust! http://vfred.mvps.org |
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