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Start application hidden

I am writing a tray icon application that needs to start with windows startup but be hidden when it starts. I'm using I param for starting up from the startup folder to start it hidden and none for starting it normal. I can't seem to get it to start hidden. Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanx in advance, Magnus.

Jaymol

Just put the mainform.windowstate to wsMinimized.

If it's a tray application, that's how you enable the tray icon.

Alternatively, simply use self.hide in the mainform.

John.

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PeterLarsen

Yo Skynergy,

try this :

In the application source file (dpr) :

program Program1

uses
Windows,
Forms,
Unit1 in 'Unit1.pas' {Form1},

{$R *.RES}

begin
Application.Initialize;
Application.ShowMainForm := False;
Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE);
Application.Run;
end.

In unit1 do this :

unit Unit1;

interface

uses
Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs;

type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
private
{ Private declarations }
public
{ Public declarations }
end;

var
Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

initialization
ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE);

end.

Good luck
/PL

skynergy

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Thanx guys! Peter I didn't try yours because Colin's solution worked for my application. Why did you add the extra lines of code though?

Colin_Dawson

Thanks for the points.

The only extra line of code that the others suggested was

ShowWindow(Application.Handle, SW_HIDE);

This is supposed to hide the application thread. By not showing the main form in the first place, meant it's never shown, so this line is wasted.

Colin Dawson.

skynergy

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