Make application blinking on the windows status bar 5

[bobetko]

How can I make my aplication on the windows status bar (which is usually on the bottom) to blink.
The best exemple is MSN Messenger which blinks when new message arrives.

I want to get user attention if application is minimized, and if some major process (in my app.) is finished.

Hope somebody can help me...

Thanks in advance.

 

[Hypetia]

See the FlashWindow API.
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[tt]Private Declare Function FlashWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bInvert As Long) As Long

Private Sub Command1_Click()
FlashWindow hwnd, 1
End Sub[/tt]
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You can call the FlashWindow function repeatedly using a timer to flash the window more than once.
Here are the details;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/debug/base/flashwindow.asp

You can also use the FlashWindowEx function which performs the same task with better options.

 

[bobetko]

Great, thanks a lot....

 

[bobetko]

ok, Guess I didn't express myself very well. Sorry for that.

If use FlashWindow my aplication window blinks, but I realy want my application to blink on the windows task bar.
Right from the button START, where minimized applications are shown. How can I do that.

Thanks

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Do you mean something like...
[tt]
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function FlashWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bInvert As Long) As Long

Private Sub Form_Resize()
If Me.WindowState = vbMinimized Then
Timer1.Interval = 250
Else
Timer1.Interval = 0
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
FlashWindow hwnd, 1
End Sub
[/tt]

Good Luck

 

[JBats]

thanks vb5prgrmr, i've learned something from you

 

[gusset]

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