How do you get your app to appear on the task bar?

Dear all,

How do you get yor app to appear on the task bar located on the bottom right hand corner of the windows screen.

I would alo like to control my app from here.

Can any any one HELP me!

Thanks in advance

One solution is to use Microsofts SysTray.ocx.
But try it like this:

Private Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
"Shell_NotifyIconA" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, lpData As _
NOTIFYICONDATA) As Long


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 NIF_MESSAGE = &H1
Private Const NIF_ICON = &H2
Private Const NIF_TIP = &H4

'Make your own constant, e.g.:
Private Const NIF_DOALL = NIF_MESSAGE Or NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP

Private Const WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = &H203
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201
Private Const WM_RBUTTONDOWN = &H204


Public Sub CreateIcon()
Dim Tic As NOTIFYICONDATA
Dim erg As Long
Tic.cbSize = Len(Tic)
Tic.hwnd = Picture1.hwnd
Tic.uID = 1&
Tic.uFlags = NIF_DOALL
Tic.uCallbackMessage = WM_MOUSEMOVE
Tic.hIcon = TrayIcon.Picture
Tic.szTip = app.title
erg = Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, Tic)
End Sub


Public Sub DeleteIcon()
Dim Tic As NOTIFYICONDATA
Dim erg As Long
Tic.cbSize = Len(Tic)
Tic.hwnd = Picture1.hwnd
Tic.uID = 1&
erg = Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_DELETE, Tic)
End Sub


Private Sub Form_Load()

CreateIcon

End Sub

Thnaks a lot. I shall try this a little later. Shall post a reply soon.

Thanks a lot