Declare Function FindWindow% Lib "User" (ByVal lpClassName As Any,
ByVal lpWindowName As Any) Declare Function ShowWindow% Lib "User" (ByVal hWnd%, ByVal nCmdShow%) Const SW_HIDE = 0 Const SW_SHOW = 5 ' Put the code below in the appropriate event: ' Form_Load or Activate most likely. Form_Load() ' This example hides the "Graphics Server" icon Dim Handle As Integer Dim WindowName As String ' Set the name of the window WindowName = "Graphics Server" ' Find that window Handle = FindWindow(0&, WindowName) ' Change last param to SW_SHOW to show the icon again X% = ShowWindow(Handle, SW_HIDE) End Sub Note: This has only been tested with VB 3 and VB 4-16, if you convert this for use with other versions please let me know.-Burt Abreu Use these 2 API's and the code below to hide/show a window or icon. Works nicely to hide the Graphics Server icon, for example. Declare these API's and Constants: |