How can you add multiple icons to the taskbar?

[qpabani]

and set their icon to another windows icon?

for example.. if vb was open, how can i add an icon in the systray and have the icon as the vb one? (and later add multiple icons for other programs)

[BuggyProgrammer]

many people has already done this. you don't need to do it anymore j/k......
you just ge teh hwnd, and then use the systray code, and assign a picturebox or something for the callback message.

[qpabani]

no luck..

heres what im using

    With nid
        .cbSize = Len(nid)
        .hwnd = Me.hwnd
        .uId = vbNull
        .uFlags = NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP Or NIF_MESSAGE
        .uCallBackMessage = WM_MOUSEMOVE
        .hIcon = Me.Icon
        .szTip = "HideIE" & vbNullChar
    End With
    
    With nid2
        .cbSize = Len(nid)
        .hwnd = Me.hwnd
        .uId = vbNull
        .uFlags = NIF_ICON Or NIF_TIP Or NIF_MESSAGE
        .uCallBackMessage = frmMain.Picture1
        .hIcon = Me.Icon
        .szTip = "HideIE" & vbNullChar
    End With
       
    Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_ADD, nid
    Shell_NotifyIcon NIM_ADD, nid2

nid and nid2 are NOTIFYICONDATA

with this code, it only adds one icon to the taskbar.. if i set the hwnd of the second to me.hwnd + 1, then 2 icons will appear, however if i move my mouse over the second one, it disappears..

any idea how to add multiple icons (and use another programs icon as its icon)

[Shawn N]

Try having a second form add the icon. Maybe the function only allows one tray icon per hwnd.

[qpabani]

but if iwanted to add x icons, id need x forms, in other words, the potential for a LOT of ram to be wasted..

is there no other way to add multiple icons, and set their icon to another programs icon?

[Shawn N]

http://www.vbapi.com/ref/n/notifyicondata.html

Try messing with the uID member of the NOTIFYICONDATA type.