Console apps: no system tray?

[OwenWatson]

Thinking that this might be a feature request: if not, please let me know.

I've transformed my script to a console .exe file. I see that there are switches you can use if you run the exe from autoit so no system tray icon appears: however, I'd like to distribute a .exe file that doesn't require autoit.

Can this be done?

[PsaltyDS]

Well, did you test it? What happens when you put Opt("TrayIconHide", 1) in your script and compile it?

[gte]

I'm not sure what you mean by "I'd like to distribute a .exe file that doesn't require autoit" but you can definitely compile it to not have a tray icon, and to have a different icon for the executable itself

Thinking that this might be a feature request: if not, please let me know.

I've transformed my script to a console .exe file. I see that there are switches you can use if you run the exe from autoit so no system tray icon appears: however, I'd like to distribute a .exe file that doesn't require autoit.

Can this be done?

[OwenWatson]

Yes. I tested it; it's called many times in a tight loop by another program so it's quite visible when it runs (the icon flashes up in the system tray every time it runs). I recompiled it with the Opt option and that didn't make any difference (from the Opt docs: "Note: The icon will still initially appear ~750 milliseconds")

I'm trying to have nothing show in the system tray when it runs.

Well, did you test it? What happens when you put Opt("TrayIconHide", 1) in your script and compile it?

[ResNullius]

Yes. I tested it; it's called many times in a tight loop by another program so it's quite visible when it runs (the icon flashes up in the system tray every time it runs). I recompiled it with the Opt option and that didn't make any difference (from the Opt docs: "Note: The icon will still initially appear ~750 milliseconds")

I'm trying to have nothing show in the system tray when it runs.

Check out the #NoTrayIcon compiler directive under Keyword/Statement Reference in the help file.

[OwenWatson]

Tried that: didn't work.

FYI: Here's the script:

#NoTrayIcon

$attribute = FileGetAttrib($CmdLine[1])

If @error Then

;doesn't exist

$type = -1

Else

If StringInStr($attribute, "D") Then

;directory

$type = 0

Else

;file

$type = 1

EndIf

EndIf

ConsoleWrite ($type)

Check out the #NoTrayIcon compiler directive under Keyword/Statement Reference in the help file.

[ResNullius]

Tried that: didn't work.

FYI: Here's the script:

#NoTrayIcon

$attribute = FileGetAttrib($CmdLine[1])

If @error Then

;doesn't exist

$type = -1

Else

If StringInStr($attribute, "D") Then

;directory

$type = 0

Else

;file

$type = 1

EndIf

EndIf

ConsoleWrite ($type)

I compile that exact code as a CUI, call it in a tight loop from another program feeding it list of files and never once get a flash of the tray icon.

Perhaps it your "other" program's icon, or something else going on?

What version of Windows and what version of AutoIt are you using?

[OwenWatson]

You are right. My apologies: there must be something else going on.

I compile that exact code as a CUI, call it in a tight loop from another program feeding it list of files and never once get a flash of the tray icon.

Perhaps it your "other" program's icon, or something else going on?

What version of Windows and what version of AutoIt are you using?