[RESOLVED] Minimize to SysTray bubble ?

I am using the code found here, but I have a question
TrayAdd hwnd, Me.Icon, "progress is at " &Variable or even a lable.caption, MouseMove

I have used a variable (etc currentKey) and even a lables caption (etc lblMini.caption)

This works when I minimize, but does not update as the caption changes or when variable changes, I have also tried to update with mousemove
Case MouseMove
Debug.Print "MouseMove"
TrayAdd hwnd, Me.Icon, "Progress is " & lblMini.caption, MouseMove

debug.print lblMini.caption

It updates in the immediate window, but not the mouseover bubble,
Is there a way to have this update?

Code:

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'[Adding the tray]
Private Sub cmdAdd_Click()
    TrayAdd hwnd, Me.Icon, "Progress is " & lblMini.caption, MouseMove
    mnuHide_Click
debug.print lblMini.caption
End Sub

'[Checking The mouse event]
Private Sub Form_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
Dim cEvent As Single
cEvent = X / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
Select Case cEvent
    Case MouseMove
        Debug.Print "MouseMove"
    TrayAdd hwnd, Me.Icon, "Progress is " & lblMini.caption, MouseMove
   
    Case LeftUp
        Debug.Print "Left Up"
    Case LeftDown
        Debug.Print "LeftDown"
    Case LeftDbClick
        Debug.Print "LeftDbClick"
    Case MiddleUp
        Debug.Print "MiddleUp"
    Case MiddleDown
        Debug.Print "MiddleDown"
    Case MiddleDbClick
        Debug.Print "MiddleDbClick"
    Case RightUp
        Debug.Print "RightUp": PopupMenu mnuForm
    Case RightDown
        Debug.Print "RightDown"
    Case RightDbClick
        Debug.Print "RightDbClick"
End Select
End Sub

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I reread my Original Post and I may not have been very clear (I even confused myself lol)

Example I what I am trying to do;
I am sure most everyone here has some sort of Adobe product.
When Adobe Updater starts, it runs in system Tray, when it is downloading, and you mouseover it, it displays the % downloaded. Remouse over and it displays the updated % and so on.

Thats basically what I want, just not a % but a value (of current or a lblMini.caption)

It is not extremely critical, I can just remove this part, but it would be really nice to have.

If you want to update the current trayicon make changes to its parameters then call Shell_NotifyIcon using the NIM_MODIFY flag.

So if you want to update the tooltip text reset the .szTip parameter.... If your NOTIFYICONDATA was declared with the name TrayIcon it might look like this....

TrayIcon.szTip = "Progress is " & lblMini.Caption & Chr$(0)
Call Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, TrayIcon)

Thanks, that makes a bit of sense to me.

Though it seems I need to Dim trayIcon and nim_ADD

Keep getting errors in trying to do so.

The previous code is the complete form1 code, there is a Module as well that I will post, must be something I am overlooking however.

Code:

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Option Explicit

'[Tray Constants]
Const NIF_MESSAGE    As Long = &H1    'Message
Const NIF_ICON      As Long = &H2    'Icon
Const NIF_TIP        As Long = &H4    'TooTipText
Const NIM_ADD        As Long = &H0    'Add to tray
Const NIM_MODIFY    As Long = &H1    'Modify
Const NIM_DELETE    As Long = &H2    'Delete From Tray

'[Type NotifyIconData For Tray Icon]
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

'[Return Events]
Public Enum TrayRetunEventEnum
    MouseMove = &H200      'On Mousemove
    LeftUp = &H202          'Left Button Mouse Up
    LeftDown = &H201        'Left Button MouseDown
    LeftDbClick = &H203    'Left Button Double Click
    RightUp = &H205        'Right Button Up
    RightDown = &H204      'Right Button Down
    RightDbClick = &H206    'Right Button Double Click
    MiddleUp = &H208        'Middle Button Up
    MiddleDown = &H207      'Middle Button Down
    MiddleDbClick = &H209  'Middle Button Double Click
End Enum

'[Modify Items]
Public Enum ModifyItemEnum
    ToolTip = 1            'Modify ToolTip
    Icon = 2                'Modify Icon
End Enum

'[API]
Private TrayIcon As NOTIFYICONDATA
Private Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32" Alias "Shell_NotifyIconA" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pnid As NOTIFYICONDATA) As Boolean

'[Add to Tray]
Public Sub TrayAdd(hwnd As Long, Icon As Picture, _
                    ToolTip As String, ReturnCallEvent As TrayRetunEventEnum)
    With TrayIcon
        .cbSize = Len(TrayIcon)
        .hwnd = hwnd
        .uId = vbNull
        .uFlags = NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP Or NIF_MESSAGE
        .uCallBackMessage = ReturnCallEvent
        .hIcon = Icon
        .szTip = ToolTip & vbNullChar
    End With
    Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_ADD, TrayIcon
End Sub

'[Remove From tray]
Public Sub TrayDelete()
    Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_DELETE, TrayIcon
End Sub

'[Modify the tray]
Public Sub TrayModify(Item As ModifyItemEnum, vNewValue As Variant)
    Select Case Item
        Case ToolTip
            TrayIcon.szTip = vNewValue & vbNullChar
        Case Icon
            TrayIcon.hIcon = vNewValue
    End Select
    Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_MODIFY, TrayIcon
End Sub

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I added
Const NIM_ADD As Long = &H0 'Add to tray
to my form1 but then I need to dim TrayIcon?

You only want to Add the tray icon once, then use modify to update it..


something like...

Code:

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Private Sub Form_Load()
 TrayAdd Me.hwnd, Me.Icon, "My program v1.0", MouseMove
End Sub

Private Sub Form_MouseMove(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
   
    Dim cEvent As Single
    cEvent = X / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
   
    Select Case cEvent
        Case MouseMove
          TrayModify ToolTip, "Progress is " & lblMini.Caption
    End Select

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    TrayDelete
End Sub

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EDIT BTW, it's actually better to use a hidden picture box for the tray icon handle and detect the mouse move events there instead of the form, it's been discussed here many times, otherwise you can run into some weird issues like the form moving when the user clicks on the tray icon and then moves the mouse, etc. Plus if you set the pic box to pixel scalemode you can then just use it' X position for the select case.

Quote:

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Select Case cEvent
Case MouseMove
TrayModify ToolTip, "Progress is " & lblMini.Caption
End Select

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This what worked.
TY TY TY!!!!

EDIT:
Your edit has confused me lol.

I will reread and try to digest it.

The tray icon is only added when form is hidden, does that matter? or am I still going to run into issues?

Thanx.

BTW, your post is Rated, thank you again.

You might consider playing around with the SysTray demo project linked in my signature. It has an example of the picturebox technique Edgemeal is talking about. (He helped me write it.)

Thanx, I will take a look and mess around with it.

Thanx again!