Minimize to tray only on starup/login

[Trey Hunner]

I am creating an open-source alternative to LAN messengers in VB. Right
now I have a system tray icon appear when the program loads and it works
fine. I now need get the form to recognize if it has been executed on
startup or not (from registry key etc.) and minimize itself if it has.
An example of a program that does this is Winkey (
http://download.com.com/3000-2344-91...ml?tag=lst-0-1 ).

Thank you in advance.


On another note:
If anyone would like to add anything to my program or redistribute their
own version under the GNU GPL then please feel free to do so. If you
think you additions are of use then please show them to me and I will
probably put your alternative version on the site. The program is still
under heavy development and the latest version has many test MsgBox
commands after certain actions that I have not yet fixed. The URL is

http://www.freesoftwarereviews.com

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Trey

http://www.freesoftwarereviews.com

contact me: trey [AT] freesoftwarerev iews [D0T] com

[Bob Butler]

Re: Minimize to tray only on starup/login

Trey Hunner <yspam@nospamAt freesoftwarerev iews.com> wrote in message news:<Ekl9c.275 30$h85.19360@tw ister.socal.rr. com>...[color=blue]
> I am creating an open-source alternative to LAN messengers in VB. Right
> now I have a system tray icon appear when the program loads and it works
> fine. I now need get the form to recognize if it has been executed on
> startup or not (from registry key etc.) and minimize itself if it has.[/color]

the simplest option is to have the app check Command$ for a
command-line switch (e.g. /minimize) and have the startup shortcut
and/or registry 'run' key entry include the switch.