win API for making application "name" blink on windows taskbar

[spyG5]

hi,

i've seen some applications currently running "blinking" on the taskbar whenever something has happened. example: this happens on internet explorer whenever it's true downloading a particular website and it's ready for viewing.

is there an API i could use to do this to my app. my app waits for another app to give it some signal via a socket. it's receiving the signal, but i want it to "blink" so the person using it gets reminded that it has received a signal from the other app.

any other way to do this would be appreciated.

thanks!

 

[Korach]

I think if you will open a message box when the sugnal is coming, the OS will take care of the blink.

 

[spyG5]

Hi Korach,

It turns out that there's this windows API(?) function, part of the platform SDK, called FlashWindow(). I had to import a DLL to use it but it's doing its thing now

Thanks Anyways!