Changing icons and keeping time 1

[Jonah86]

So here's a stupid question.

I have a program that minimized to the system tray. That works fine now

I'm wanting to change the icon when a certain date comes about. So I want the user to be able to have the app open all the time, and see the icon change when something comes due. I've looked at a few sources for projects that change the icon, but I'm not sure it's what I need.

Any ideas, or advice that might help me see the light?

 

[buho]

Use Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_MODIFY, @IconData).

Set all the needed fields of the IconData : TNotifyIconData record; the hIcon field is the handle of the new icon. Pay close attention to the uFlags fields (DO NOT include NIF_TIP if you are not sending a valid string in szTip).

I'm supposing you used the same Shell_NotifyIcon to start the systray application (the right way), if you used any other not-per-the-rules method (highly unadvisable) all bets are off.

buho (A).

 

[Jonah86]

Got it. I am using shell_NotifyIcon, by the way.

Thanks for the help. Things seem to be working well so far.