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Thanks Marty glad you are here
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So am I:) &nbsp;You're welcome.
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Lot better than 2 exeys I added this:<br />
Private Sub Form_Load()<br />
MsgBox &quot;Press F3 to open&quot;<br />
Me.Visible = False<br />
Timer1.Interval = 1000 ' 1 second<br />
Timer1.Enabled = True<br />
End Sub
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Lot better than 2 exeys I added this:
Private Sub Form_Load()
MsgBox "Press F3 to open"
Me.Visible = False
Timer1.Interval = 1000 ' 1 second
Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

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I have a reminder program that loops thru files that contain a date Eg:<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\02-20-201<wbr />6.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\02-28-201<wbr />5.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-01-201<wbr />5.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-10-201<wbr />5.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-10-201<wbr />6.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\06-23-201<wbr />5.rtf<br />
C:\Backups\Tasks\06-23-201<wbr />6.rtf<br />
the current date is 4 days before one of the dates then a message box displays<br />
Call MsgBox(&quot;You have a scheduled task to consider in &quot;&nbsp;&amp; miFirstReminderDays &amp;&nbsp;&quot; days&quot;, vbInformation, &quot;Needs attention&quot;) and the rtf files is loaded and the form displayed<br />
I have the program run when windows starts invisible and only is shown if a reminder date is found<br />
but i also need to start the program visible to add new items<br />
The only way i could determine a way is to make 2 exeys<br />
one visible and one invisible<br />
Is there another way ?
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I have a reminder program that loops thru files that contain a date Eg:
C:\Backups\Tasks\02-20-2016.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\02-28-2015.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-01-2015.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-10-2015.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\03-10-2016.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\06-23-2015.rtf
C:\Backups\Tasks\06-23-2016.rtf
the current date is 4 days before one of the dates then a message box displays
Call MsgBox("You have a scheduled task to consider in " & miFirstReminderDays & " days", vbInformation, "Needs attention") and the rtf files is loaded and the form displayed
I have the program run when windows starts invisible and only is shown if a reminder date is found
but i also need to start the program visible to add new items
The only way i could determine a way is to make 2 exeys
one visible and one invisible
Is there another way ?

Best way to code something vb6

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