Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Visual Basic 6 - How to Hide Application in Windows Task List

This code will hide your application in windows tasklist using visual basic when user press the ctr + alt + delete in keyboard. This type of program is very useful if you don't want your users/clients to close the application through windows tasklist. 

Here's the code sample below.

Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd _
As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, _
ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal _
wFlags As Long) As Long

Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal _
lpWindowName As String) As Long

Const SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80
Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim Thwnd as Long
Thwnd = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "")
Call SetWindowPos(Thwnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_HIDEWINDOW)
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim Thwnd as Long
Thwnd = FindWindow("Shell_traywnd", "")
Call SetWindowPos(Thwnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
End Sub

How to Create a Hot Key In Visual Basic 6

What is a Hot Key Control
A hot key is a key combination that the user can press to perform an action quickly. For example, a user can create a hot key that activates a given window and brings it to the top of the z-order. The hot key control displays the user's choices and ensures that the user selects a valid key combination. Here's the code below on how to create a hot key control.

Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
"SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, _
lParam As Long) As Long

Declare Function DefWindowProc Lib "user32" _
Alias "DefWindowProcA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Long

Public Const WM_SETHOTKEY = &H32
Public Const WM_SHOWWINDOW = &H18
Public Const HK_SHIFTA = &H141 'Shift + A
Public Const HK_SHIFTB = &H142 'Shift * B
Public Const HK_CONTROLA = &H241 'Control + A
Public Const HK_ALTZ = &H45A

'The value of the key-combination has to
'declared in lowbyte/highbyte-format
'That means as a hex-number: the last two
'characters specify the lowbyte (e.g.: 41 = a),
'the first the highbyte (e.g.: 01 = 1 = Shift)

Private Sub Form_Load()
Me.WindowState = vbMinimized

'Let windows know what hotkey you want for
'your app, setting of lParam has no effect

erg& = SendMessage(Me.hwnd, WM_SETHOTKEY, _
HK_ALTZ, 0)

'Check if succesfull
If erg& <> 1 Then
MsgBox "You need another hotkey", vbOKOnly, _
"Error"
End If

'Tell windows what it should do, when the hotkey
'is pressed -> show the window!
'The setting of wParam and lParam has no effect
erg& = DefWindowProc(Me.hwnd, WM_SHOWWINDOW, _
0, 0)

End Sub

 
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