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Q200786: Notification Tray Icon Component

Article: Q200786
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0,4.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsample kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC400 kbVC410 kbCompGallery kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 10-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), included with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 4.0, 4.1 
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SUMMARY
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The Notification Tray Icon Component can be inserted in a project to obtain the
code necessary to hide the application icon in the notification area of the
taskbar. The code will work for both an MFC SDI and MDI application. This
component assumes that the project has a CMainFrame class that has been derived
from the CFrameWnd or CMDIFrameWnd MFC class.

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Tkbaricn.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

After decompressing the file you will have get a Tkbaricn.dll, Kbaricn.hlp, and a
Readme.txt file. Follow the instructions in the Readme.txt file to see where the
.dll and .hlp files should go.

MORE INFORMATION
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The notification tray icon component inserts a new class called CTaskbarIcon,
that is used to provide function calls that wrap the construction of the
NOTIFYICONDATA structure and any necessary SDK API calls. Refer to the help
button provided on the Component Gallery insert dialog for more detailed
information of this class and the changes made to the project.

Additional query words: tkbaricn taskbar notification tray icon component

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Keywords          : kbsample kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC400 kbVC410 kbCompGallery kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:4.0,4.1
Issue type        : kbhowto

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