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Form placement?

Last post was 19 Aug 2001 at 11:33
vb6 United States
  • 19 years ago

    How do i make my form, when minmized, goto the systray i think it is, that thing with a clock at the bottom right of windows operating system....I'm making a chat server for staff, and i want it to be running in background, but have ability for me to open when i dbl click icon on the thing near clock...any help?

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  • 19 years ago

    For once I can help someone


    Download this simple OXC control ( http://www.vbweb.co.uk/show/330/ ) and put it into the form you want to appear in the system tray. It's extremely simple to use and it allows you to choose your own icon, etc. I hope you enjoy using it as much as I did.

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  • 19 years ago

    when i downloaded this file and run it i found it wouldnt work due to errors in the code. anyone else had this problem?

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