Minimizing a Progress window to the System Tray

[sandhyaps]

Hi,

How can I minimise a Progress window to the system tray.
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Sandhya

 

[Cringer]

Do you mean to lose the footprint on the bar, just to have an icon thing? Or do you just mean to minimise the screen?

 

[sandhyaps]

HI,
Once minimised I want the icon showing in the system tray.

 

[Cringer]

This isn't possible with Progress. You might be able to use some sort of API, but I don't know for sure.

 

[Cringer]

Did you try a google search? My first search result cam back with the following:
http://www.oehive.org/node/404

 

[Rob Fitzpatrick]

Technically, this UI region is called the notification area. You may also find this information on MSDN helpful.

 

[D.Cook]

We did this a while ago with a .NET application to create the icon (see NotifyIcon class) and using simple socket communication with the Progress application.
You could use os-command to initiate the .NET application.
Use WINDOW:SHOW-IN-TASKBAR = NO and WINDOW:HIDDEN = YES to make the window disappear.

For example the 'click' event on the icon sent a command over the socket to the Progress application of "show" or "hide".

These articles should help you get started with sockets:
http://communities.progress.com/pcom/docs/DOC-18098
http://communities.progress.com/pcom/docs/DOC-4998