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splinux

FindWindowUltimate() it's used to find the window hwnd.
So, this user32.dll function works too:

api_FindWindow("Blitz Runtime Class", "test")

Now, the problem is, given this example program, in wich way could i only keep the program icon on the system tray as minimized but running?

example progra:

; !*! this demo is for Blitz3D only. please use trayexamp.bb for BlitzPlus

; TODO: you will need to place the ggTray.dll and ggTray.decls files in a folder called userlibs under your B3D directory
; TODO: ggTray.dll will need to be in the same directory that your EXE resides in if you compile
; TODO: you need to include the FindWindowUltimate() function or something similar. it requires some entries in user32.decls and
; is located at http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=18287
;

; TODO: either compile and run the EXE or change cAppDir$ to the hard location of the ICOs. if you choose to compile, be
; sure to put the ggTray.dll in the same directory as your EXE
;Local cAppDir$=SystemProperty("appdir")
Local cAppDir$=""

AppTitle "test"

Global cIconStop$=cAppDir$+"stop.ico"
Global cIconStart$=cAppDir$+"usergrp.ico"

; set the graphics
Graphics 400,100,16,2

If FileType(cIconStop$)<>1
Cls
Text 110,10,"you must set the icon path",True
Else

; TODO: you will need to include the FindWindowUltimate() function and its requirements
; or something similar To get the main window handle

; show the initial icon
ggTrayCreate(api_FindWindow("Blitz Runtime Class", "test"))

; set the icon
ggTraySetIconFromFile(cIconStop$)

; set the tooltip
ggTraySetToolTip("Tray Example Stopped")

; show the icon with the updated text
ggTrayShowIcon()

; main loop to handle events
Repeat

; check for a right click
If ggTrayPeekRightClick()>0
; check the tooltip to see what status we are currently at
If Instr(ggTrayGetToolTip(),"Stopped")>0
; set the icon and a new tip
ggTraySetIconFromFile(cIconStart$)
ggTraySetToolTip("Tray Example Started")
Else
; set the icon and a new tip
ggTraySetIconFromFile(cIconStop$)
ggTraySetToolTip("Tray Example Stopped")
EndIf

; TODO: show your menu here at the event mousex,mousey
Cls
Text 110,10,"click occurred at: "+ggTrayEventMouseX(ggTrayPeekRightClick())+","+ggTrayEventMouseY(ggTrayPeekRightClick()),True

; clear out the events
ggTrayClearEvents()
EndIf

; check for a left doubleclick
If ggTrayPeekLeftDblClick()>0
Exit
EndIf
Forever

; clean up the tray
ggTrayDestroy()
EndIf