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LiquidCode

Here is a trickey one.

I have a client that want to minimize an application to the system tray, easy enough, but he has 2 instances of the same app running (exe file name is different also) and wants to minimize them independantly (and any child windows each may have open). I can make an app that will minimize all to the tray, but one at a time is a pain. Anyone have an idea how to do this?

Thanks

PGWARE · **Web Host** Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 1566

How about using the Window Handle Id instead?

LiquidCode · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I thought of that, but, how do I know which handle goes to which app as well as any child windows of that app?

CodeScript · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:01 am Post subject:

Hi Liquidcode

It looks like your question zeros down to:
How to get the file and path name of a given running exe
which is not yours ?

In Win 98/ME it's fairly simple.

CodeScript · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:31 am Post subject:

This can be easily done with the commands in VDS 5:

LIST TASKLIST,<list>,<flags>
LIST MODULES,<list>,<task>

Mac · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:39 am Post subject:

Hey Chris,

If these apps have the same window title, I'm kinda
wondering how the user is expected to know which
instance to choose on your minimize program... Confused

If he starts your program first, you can use it as a
front-end to start all app instances and get the handles
(per CodeScript's "cheap trick" suggestion). Actually
this would prolly be easiest and take the least overhead.
Most likely the user wouldn't mind it either.

OR... you could run a constant VDS WINLIST loop to check
for the window title, and store the handle if it doesn't match
an instance already running.

In any case you still need a way for the user to differentiate
between instances...

So... I'd prolly use @sendmsg() WM_SETTEXT and rename
the window title (add a number maybe?) as you determine
each handle. This way they would have individual titles and
the user would know which one he is sending to the tray.

Just a thought. Wink

Cheers, Mac Smile

LiquidCode · Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys for all the help. I'll have to use some of thoes ideas. The program that is running is a little trickey. I'm sure I'll figure something out using the ideas here.

Thanks again!

FreezingFire · **Admin Team** Joined: 23 Jun 2002 Posts: 3508

Mac · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 12:25 am Post subject:

LOL, duh... I checked an app that uses the title bar as a
"status" bar when I posted that - no clue why I had used
@sendmsg() instead of WINDOW SETTEXT... Embarassed

Cheers, Mac Smile

CodeScript · Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:45 am Post subject:

I think WINDOW SETTEXT internally uses WM_SETTEXT ultimately (it has to) So Mac is one step ahead. May be he is programming a lot with "C"