Icon in Tray

[_Alex_]

Is it possible to create more than one icon in systemtray from my application. My source code:

...
NOTIFYICONDATA nid_yellow;
NOTIFYICONDATA nid_red;
...

nid_red.cbSize = sizeof( NOTIFYICONDATA );
nid_red.hWnd = NULL;
nid_red.uFlags = NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP;
nid_red.hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDI_ICON_RED);
strcpy(nid_red.szTip, "RedIcon" );
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &nid_red); // it's OK here

nid_yellow.cbSize = sizeof( NOTIFYICONDATA );
nid_yellow.hWnd = NULL;
nid_yellow.uFlags = NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP;
nid_yellow.hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDI_ICON_YELLOW);
strcpy(nid_yellow.szTip, "YellowIcon");
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &nid_yellow ); // here doesn't work
...

What's wrong? Plz help!
Thnx!

[Black Racer]

for what do you want a second Icon??? Should it shown sometimes the red and sometimes the yellow???

If you want it so, I would do this with CSpanTime (you could say for example, that on monday the yellowone should be there and on Friday the redone.)

I hope it helps you, if not, just don't take any notes it.

Black Racer

[CMichael]

Your problem is, I think, that you must give every Icon an own name (a number).

A name is, e.g., nid_yellow.uID = 77; ....

Try this code:
#define RED_ICON_NAME 234 // I know, abstract numbers, but so you can be sure, that none tray-icon else has this name
#define YELLOW_ICON_NAME 345

NOTIFYICONDATA nid_yellow;
NOTIFYICONDATA nid_red;
...

nid_red.cbSize = sizeof( NOTIFYICONDATA );
nid_red.hWnd = NULL;
nid_red.uID = RED_ICON_NAME;
nid_red.uFlags = NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP;
nid_red.hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDI_ICON_RED);
strcpy(nid_red.szTip, "RedIcon" );
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &nid_red);

nid_yellow.cbSize = sizeof( NOTIFYICONDATA );
nid_yellow.hWnd = NULL;
nid_yellow.uID = YELLOW_ICON_NAME
nid_yellow.uFlags = NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP;
nid_yellow.hIcon = AfxGetApp()->LoadIcon(IDI_ICON_YELLOW);
strcpy(nid_yellow.szTip, "YellowIcon");
Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD, &nid_yellow );
...


Later if you want to get messages, have a look at the msdn library. A few days ago I wrote a Dll which includes two easy function (of course more, but thats not interesting now):

BOOL AddTrayIcon( HWND, HICON, ... , LONG ICONNAME);
and
BOOL DeleteTrayIcon( HWND, LONG ICONNAME );

If you want to use this Dll, write me an e-mail to
[email protected]
so I can send this Dll to you.


Hope my answear helps you

'Michael