exe in the system tray

amaneet

HI there, so what's the logic to tell the Installer.... , to do a particular thing, before the complition of the installation. I mean can i put my poject exe into the System Configuation Utility/StartUp programatically , before the complition of the installation. Thanks You.

Christian Graus

amaneet wrote:

I mean can i put my poject exe into the System Configuation Utility/StartUp programatically , before the complition of the installation

You can make your installer put it in the startup, that's competely unrelated to putting it in the system tray. To do this, just add a shortcut in the Programs/Startup folder.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

amaneet

System Configuation Utility/StartUp(System tray) can I make my installer put it in the System tray Thank You Christian Graus

Christian Graus

I already answered that. you were talking about startup, so I answered that, too. To put your app in the startup tray, you need to write it to be there, your installer can't do that ( like I said ).

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

amaneet

Hi Christian, I am not getting ur point. My question was based on , how to pogramically put the application in the sys tray before the complition of the installation.I know the diffeence between startup and systray.Can u provide some steps to accomplish this task. Thanks and Regards Pankaj Garg

Christian Graus

I'm sorry, I'm afraid if you can't understand English, there's not much I can do to help. You cannot write an installer which pushes your app onto the system tray. You need to write your app to do this. And, if you google it, you'll see how to do that. Installation has nothing to do with it.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

amaneet

I am not afraid too , that how somebody select u as a Microsoft MVP C++

Christian Graus

I assume they did that because I answer people's questions, as I answered yours some time ago. The fact that you couldn't understand the answer, says nothing about me.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Dave Kreskowiak

There is no such thing as "putting an .EXE in the System Tray". An ICON can show up in the System Tray. This icon has to be supplied by your application (look up the NotifyIcon class). Your application must be specifically written to do this itself. The installer has absolutely NOTHING to do with the System Tray, what-so-ever.

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007

amaneet

Hi Dave, I wanted my application icon to come into the sys tray. I am installing my program after then...,I am able to do it on double clicking my exe . But this is not required. I wanted to invoke the icon into the sys tray during the installation process.I meant into the System Configuration Utility (msconfig) Can U help me. Thank You.

Dave Kreskowiak

amaneet wrote:

wanted to invoke the icon into the sys tray during the installation process

There is no such thing!

amaneet wrote:

I meant into the System Configuration Utility (msconfig

Do you even know what MsConfig is? The problem is that you don't understand the process why an icon is in the tray. OK, so you want an icon in the tray. What do you want it to do when it's there? The only way you can get an icon in the system tray is if your APPLICATION is written to put one there. It's not the job of the installation to do that! All the installation can do is launch your application after it's installed into Program Files. After that, it can launch your application and your application puts the icon (again, the NotifyIcon class) in the system tray. That icon will only appear when your application runs! Like I, and Christian, have already said, repeatedly, the installation has absolutely nothing to do with putting an icon in the system tray and never will.

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007

jhoga

check this out. http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2003/09/10/54831.aspx[^] Maybe we are all wrong.:)

Christian Graus

You're a brave man, Dave, stepping into this mess. I see it didn't really help, tho.

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Dave Kreskowiak

Yeah, I thought maybe, just maybe, if he heard it from another person, it would sink in. :~ Guess not...

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007

Christian Graus

Maybe if you were not also an MVP....

Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog "I am working on a project that will convert a FORTRAN code to corresponding C++ code.I am not aware of FORTRAN syntax" ( spotted in the C++/CLI forum )

Dave Kreskowiak

Christian Graus wrote:

Maybe if you were not also an MVP....

This could be one of those cases where I think we should change those lines to "Village Idiot". Maybe they'll listen then?

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
2006, 2007