I am looking for a way to implement a PrograssBar on Application TaskBar item on Windows 7 as you can see in Windows 7 like when copying files! I need to do it with a few lines in Visual Basic .NET 2008. I know there is a Windows API Code Pack by Microsoft but it's a large collection and written in C#. How to do this in VB.NET without using a .dll reference?
View 2 Repliesin vb 2008 or higher :how do i make the progressbar look like the progressbar in xp when i use win7?
View 3 RepliesI am writing a vb application and i want it to run in the background and also appear int the taskbar ie no window will be opened. The main function of the application is to get data from an external database and send it to excel so it does not need to open a window just to run in the background and also appear in the task bar with options for connecting or disconnecting from the database.
I also want to know if its possible to send the data from vb application to a particular file in excel?
Show/Hide application button in Taskbar
View 7 RepliesHey trying to make a fancy little app here in VB.NET framework 4.I've seen several programs which utilise windows 7's taskbar progressbar, but they have it embedded in the application when i googled and attempted to do this, my program had to lug around 3 extra dlls when its supposed to be a single executable, and highly portable. how can i gain access to the taskbar progressbar without having to drag about these resources?
View 1 RepliesI've been playing around with Windows 7 taskbar thumbnail previews. I've noticed that some Microsoft applications are able to set thumbnail images which have transparency in background. I've been trying all out and not been able to achieve this.
I've set a picturebox control having PNG with transparency as thumbnail preview, doesnt work. I tried creating a new bitmap and loading from Icon file having transparency and setting it as preview but still doesn't work. It keeps showing the background color of the form window.
This is what Microsoft apps are able to acheive:
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Windows 7 has a new feature which shows ProgressBar in TaskBar.There's a Windows API released by Microsoft which is a wrapper for .NET applications that allows .NET developers use these functions in their apps.I am not going to use it and just wanna know if there is any new functions in .NET Framework 4.0 RTM which allows us to use such functions naively in .NET?
View 1 RepliesI'm working on a project with FTPwebrequest methods, the problem is that every time the program executes a FTP command such as download/upload/connect, It completely freezes the form. However I need a progressbar to keep the user updated of the download status. The only way I can see this working is applying the progressbar to a notifyicon(taskbar).
View 2 Repliesi am trying to develop a project for my academics...i.e, windows application s/w... how to get the thumbnail view(in win7 taskbar shows in that manner?) of all applications that are appearing on taskbar with code in vb ..
View 1 RepliesI have a vb.net 2008 application which has its corresponding icon.
The icon shows correctly except in the taskbar when the "small icon" setting is on.
My vb.net project includes a .ico file which when I see in the IDE includes 16x16, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64 and 256x256 bitmaps, in 4, 24 and 32 bits, also 3 .png images in 256x256 32 bits each.
I made the icon myself simply using a 64x64 bitmap and then converting it to .ico, and assigning it to the application in the project properties. I thought windows would use and escalate the corresponding image, it shows even in the file explorer properly in the small icon form, but not in the taskbar.
When setting the Page properties with the PageSetupDialog there was a "Printer..." button in the lower right corner to set the Printer setting also. But in the same app under win7 the button is gone.
I've set:
PageSetupDialog1.AllowPrinter = True
but to no avail. Also tried with Admin rights...nothing
Is there a way to show all the apps/folders from the task bar in a listbox, and when clicked on selected item to bring or setfocus to?
View 16 RepliesAnyone know how to make the program show over the taskbar?
View 3 Repliesi would like to click on any of the taskbar options that are loaded and have a msgbox show with the app name and app directory . maybe even what file is loaded in that app.
View 4 Repliesi have a program with multiple forms (OS) but only the main One appears on the taskbar how can i make all the forms show on the taskbar.
View 12 RepliesI've created a form that plays some internet radio. The thing is the user wants an extra form for volume control that is docked to the side of the main form. This is no problem, i've made that, but im having some trouble making this form shown at the same time as the main form.In short what i want is that when you set focus on form1, form2 should also get in the foreground. Not focused, it should just follow form1
View 6 RepliesI am making a program that can backup files and folders, i cant seem to get my progressbar to show correctly, is there a way (without showing the default windows copying progressbar) to get the total MB of all files and sub folders in a directory and then make a progressbar have max = MB and how to step this progressbar?If it is not worth it, it is not fun - you say programmers are boring but i say they are worth it.
View 5 RepliesI have developed vb.net application and have one main form with isMdiContainer property true. It has one Menustrip control docking on top of the form and StatusStrip docking on bottom of the scrren. When User click on any menu item it opens new form or if already opened, show it. My application allow to open multiple child forms opened at same time and all forms StartPosition is set to CenterScreen. My problem is becuase all forms are in cetenr it ovelaps each other and user wouldn't know which form(menu option) is opend. I would like to see all opened forms in different tabs (like in windows taskbar) in bottom of MDI parent form.
View 2 RepliesI am using the notify icon to display a popup and i want to show a button and a progressBar in the popup if it is possible. If you've used yahoo messenger or msn messenger you know that when you recieve a call it shows you a popup and you can interact with it. Thats the kind of thing i want.
View 4 RepliesI know the propertys transparency key and opacity. It isnt what I am looking for. I need to have my form to have the same Glass Effect the as win7 does while runing under win7 plataform. Like, if i have glass effect in the top I should have it in the background.
View 14 Replies[Code] This is run from inside a backgroundworker. It throws an error, Cross-thread operation not valid: Control 'pbUpload' accessed from a thread other than the thread it was created on. I have read and read and searched and basically come to the conclusion I am going to have to invoke the command but this is new area for me.
View 5 Replieson page load i have a listbox which gets populated with the subfolders of a folder, im trying to have it so a progress bar fills as each item is added but im not having any luck with remembering how to do this And googles not been to helpfull.Heres my code so far:
vb Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
ProgressBar2.Maximum = ListBox1.Items.Count
ProgressBar2.Minimum = 0
ProgressBar2.Value = 0
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I am doing a media player, based on WMP's controls..And i am trying to fix a progressbar that is working as a sort of a counter that show's where the music count is.And also what the name of the song is.and also trying to make all the songs would show without extension and the whole C:\music\mysong.mp3 instead having mysong.mp3
Public Class Form1
Private Sub import_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Importdiag.ShowDialog()
End Sub
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I have an app with 4 buttons that each generate a random number into textbox, before this number is entered i would like to have a progress bar at the bottom, well show that its processing basically.
View 4 RepliesHow can I add application to startup of VISTA or Win7, using Setup and Deployment package?
View 1 RepliesI have developed application using VB 2008 and develop a MSI setup for installation. Now problem is on windows 7 it generate a warning message on installation of software that "The publisher is unknown", but the software install well on continue of this warning.When I run the software it did connect to Access database which is on installation directory, but it didn't allow to insert or update any data in the database. But when I run the software by right click on the EXE file "Run as a Administrator" then software works perfectly OK
View 1 RepliesIs there is away to hide my application from task bar?I have tried:Me.Hide(task bar.
View 3 RepliesI want to flash the taskbar application button orange if it is not focused
View 4 RepliesIs it possible to make my app only have one tab on the taskbar? I have already created all the forms and now i am 'tidying it up' and i want there to only be one tab for the whole app. Will i have to set one form as a parent and all the others as child forms? Or is there a setting that just needs to be turned off?
View 2 RepliesSo heres a image of what I'm trying to do [URL].. My application is a toolbar sort of thing.. I want it to be stuck to the user's taskbar and the '::'s in the example will be draggable areas so they can move the toolbar left and right above the taskbar.
What I need help doing is: 1. How can I get my app to stick to the users taskbar? I know I cant set the position to mine because different screen resolutions etc, is it possible to do?
2. How can I make the draggable areas only drag left and right and not up and down?