Double-clicks the exe-file to do something.

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Double-clicks the exe-file to do something.

Participant 21

Hello. What would the code that does the following look like.

The user double-clicks the left mouse button on the exe-file, the console program starts, which launches the "Telegram" program and minimizes it to tray, the console program closes.

The user double-clicks the left mouse button on the exe-file,the console program starts the Skype program, the Skype program is displayed, the console program clicks the cross in the upper right corner of the Skype program, the console program closes.

Jiale Xue - MSFT 13,341 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-10-27T01:51:50.04+00:00

Hi @Participant , Regarding starting another program, you just need to try process. Start(""). What I want to ask is: could your Telegram program itself minimize the tray?
Participant 21 Reputation points

2022-10-27T04:04:42.513+00:00

JialeXueMSFT-4441, in the Telegram program, the user can minimize the Telegram program into the tray (Notification Area).
I didn't write the Telegram program. This is not my program, I don't have access to its program code.
My question does not concern the Telegram program specifically. I just thought it was a well-known program. My question applies to any program, for example, Skype. I want to do the same with him.
Sam of Simple Samples 5,506 Reputation points

2022-10-27T05:28:45.403+00:00

There is no generalized solution. In other words, you cannot write a program that minimizes another program to the notification area by doing the same thing to it. It depends on the other program. Your program might be able to click a button or menu item in the other program but the solution would be unique to that other program.

Jiale Xue - MSFT 13,341 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-10-27T01:51:50.04+00:00

Hi @Participant , Regarding starting another program, you just need to try process. Start(""). What I want to ask is: could your Telegram program itself minimize the tray?
Participant 21 Reputation points

2022-10-27T04:04:42.513+00:00

JialeXueMSFT-4441, in the Telegram program, the user can minimize the Telegram program into the tray (Notification Area).
I didn't write the Telegram program. This is not my program, I don't have access to its program code.
My question does not concern the Telegram program specifically. I just thought it was a well-known program. My question applies to any program, for example, Skype. I want to do the same with him.
Sam of Simple Samples 5,506 Reputation points

2022-10-27T05:28:45.403+00:00

There is no generalized solution. In other words, you cannot write a program that minimizes another program to the notification area by doing the same thing to it. It depends on the other program. Your program might be able to click a button or menu item in the other program but the solution would be unique to that other program.

Answer 1

See Notifications and the Notification Area. It says:

The notification area has been known historically as the system tray or status area.

The proper name is Notification Area. That article describes how a program can use the Notification Area. Note that the program must put itself there, it cannot be put there by some other program. Be sure to read the Guidelines in that article. I do not know what the "Telegram" program is but developers have often not followed those guidelines for the use of the Notification Area.

Double-clicks the exe-file to do something.

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