Console Program to Tray??????

Darez

Hello, I wrote simple program which one we can run via CMD on windows... it is write in Visual C++ i don't know how to do that when i start that progria, how can i run it in Background - for example in Tray icon... Can somebody help, or know that is possiable??

Thanks.

schirrmie

Oh shit I can't speak english very well but I try.
Would you that the prgram allways run in background?
If, you can use a "Windows-Programm" and not a "Console-Program".
If you have Visual Studio create a new projekt and a "Win32-Anwendung" (don' know the english word ).

If you would that you can the program set in background and get it back you need WinApi too.
Maybe with

FindWindow(...);
ShowWindow(...);

I hope you anderstand me

Darez

For example

static int usage (char* basename)
{

    printf("Work in background (TRAY ICON):   %s -b\n", basename);

	return -1;
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   printf(" \n   TEST Program v0.1  \n \npress argument to:\n \n");
    if(argc<2)
	{
		return usage(argv[0]);
	}
	else if(!strcmp(argv[1], "-b"))
	{ 
           [b]do STH in BAckground (Tray icon)[/b]
        }
return 0;
}

and then we run
CMD

and run progrie

test.exe -b

then it is minimalise automaticaly to Tray Icon (bacgroiund)

That i Mean

To add an icon to the notification area:
Shell_NotifyIcon

To hide and show the console:
GetConsoleWindow
ShowWindow

To receive notifications when you click the icon you need a (hidden) window:
RegisterClassEx
CreateWindowEx

You need to create this window in a seperate thread so that your application can continue to run:
CreateThread
GetMessage
DispatchMessage

Darez

hmm, can You gave some examples??

thansk

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Darez

Sorry i no nuderstand any world in Deutch...

*D*Evil

That was a bot which moved your thread into an other forum...

Darez schrieb:

hmm, can You gave some examples??

i can give you an example if you pay me 20 €. :schland:

*D*Evil

Maybe something like that... i haven't tested it yet....

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include "resource.h"

bool AddTrayIcon(UINT, ::HICON, LPTSTR);

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
	if (argc < 2)
	{
		if (!AddTrayIcon(11, ::LoadIcon(0, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON1)), _T("Test")))
			return -1;

		::ShowWindow(::GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
	}
	else if(lstrcmp(argv[1], _T("-b")))
	{
		std::cout << _T("Herzlich Willkommen!") << std::endl;
	}

	return 0;
}

bool AddTrayIcon(UINT nID, ::HICON hIcon, LPTSTR lpszTip) 
{ 
	if (!hIcon || !lpszTip)
		return false;

	::NOTIFYICONDATA tnid; 
	tnid.cbSize	= sizeof(NOTIFYICONDATA); 
	tnid.hWnd	= ::GetConsoleWindow(); 
    tnid.uID	= nID; 
    tnid.uFlags	= NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP; 
    tnid.uCallbackMessage	= 0; 
    tnid.hIcon	= hIcon; 
	lstrcpy(tnid.szTip, lpszTip);

	return (::Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &tnid) ? true : false); 
}

Darez

Hmmm no problem, thanks for help, i thought that Board it for Helping people, no money...Thanks

many thanks Devil:D
but....

Compiling...
main.cpp
e:\project\main.cpp(620) : error C2039: 'GetConsoleWindow' : is not a member of '`global namespace''
e:\project\main.cpp(620) : error C3861: 'GetConsoleWindow': identifier not found
Build log was saved at "file://e:\project\Debug\BuildLog.htm"
Test - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

*D*Evil

sry ... hatte was vergessen... guck mal unter remarks bei folgendem link:

Referenzen:
GetConsoleWindow

Darez

Hmmm, I have got added kernel32.lib to project... and wnidows headers...

To compile an application that uses this function, define _WIN32_WINNT as 0x0500 or later. For more information, see Using the Windows Headers.

*D*Evil

right... you should add the following:

#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500 
#endif

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>
#include "resource.h"

bool AddTrayIcon(UINT, ::HICON, LPTSTR);

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    if (argc < 2)
    {
        if (!AddTrayIcon(11, ::LoadIcon(0, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_ICON1)), _T("Test")))
            return -1;

        ::ShowWindow(::GetConsoleWindow(), SW_HIDE);
    }
    else if(lstrcmp(argv[1], _T("-b")))
    {
        std::cout << _T("Herzlich Willkommen!") << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

bool AddTrayIcon(UINT nID, ::HICON hIcon, LPTSTR lpszTip) 
{ 
    if (!hIcon || !lpszTip)
        return false;

    ::NOTIFYICONDATA tnid; 
    tnid.cbSize    = sizeof(NOTIFYICONDATA); 
    tnid.hWnd    = ::GetConsoleWindow(); 
    tnid.uID    = nID; 
    tnid.uFlags    = NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP; 
    tnid.uCallbackMessage    = 0; 
    tnid.hIcon    = hIcon; 
    lstrcpy(tnid.szTip, lpszTip);

    return (::Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &tnid) ? true : false); 
}

Darez

Yes i add it and define alles

main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__Shell_NotifyIconA@8 referenced in function "bool __cdecl AddTrayIcon(unsigned int,struct HICON__ *,char *)" (?AddTrayIcon@@YA_NIPAUHICON__@@PAD@Z)
libcpmtd.lib(xdebug.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __malloc_dbg referenced in function "void * __cdecl operator new(unsigned int,struct std::_DebugHeapTag_t const &,char *,int)" (??2@YAPAXIABU_DebugHeapTag_t@std@@PADH@Z)
libcpmtd.lib(xdebug.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __free_dbg referenced in function "void __cdecl operator delete(void *,struct std::_DebugHeapTag_t const &,char *,int)" (??3@YAXPAXABU_DebugHeapTag_t@std@@PADH@Z)

i am learniing vc++

i was doing all the time on Linux and G++...

*D*Evil

Linux and G++

But it is not possible to use the WinAPI Functions on a Linux machin...

Maybe you should use a windows machin and take a look at Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition... then you only have to look into the MSDN Library ... there you will see that you have fergotten to link a special library

Darez

I mean that earlier i was working all the time on Linux...

now i am working and learning VC++ Expres 2005, and that program and that thread is about VC++, and i don't know what is that bug above.

skreutzer

@Darez:
I don't know how to get the console window minimized to a tray-icon, but you can try to simulate a pressed [ALT] + [TAB] key (this idea isn't pretty good if there are a lot of other windows open...). I saw example code for this (it was example code for fullscreen-mode, but it should be easy to replace the [ENTER]) in the web, but I forgot the link - sorry!

*D*Evil

proggaholic
Hör auf so nen Mist zu erzählen... was soll das denn für nen unschöner Müll werden?

Darez
I have just now tested my code and it functionated... You have fergotten to link a library...

References:
Shell_NofifyIcon

Import library shell32.lib