Add to task bar (not system tray) 2

[xGrob]

Does anyone know how to add a fake "minimized window" to the taskbar? not an icon in the system tray, i know how to do that...

my problem:
i need to load a VB form MODALLY and I want it to show up in the taskbar. The reason it has to be done modally is because the calling function MUST wait for the form to be closed without doing this:

while frmMain.Visible
DoEvents
wend

there must be some sort of api for adding a window to the taskbar...

 

[AdamVBWylde]

Have a look at...

http://www.domaindlx.com/e_morcillo/scripts/type/default.asp

If you include the type library IActDes.tlb from the zip file tl_adsk.zip in your project then you can do the following...

dim tbl as new taskbarlist
call tbl.addtab(hwnd)
msgbox "I have an entry in the taskbar"
call tbl.deletetab(hwnd)

Note - requires shell32.dll v4.71 which really means you need IE4 or above

 

[xGrob]

Awesome, thanks alot!