Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Show balloon at startjup of Windows. NotifyIcon in c# windows form application.



Step1: New Project => Windows application project.
Step2: From the toolbaar Insert tool "NotifyIcon"
Step3: Write the code.
Step4: Make one folder in bin directory i.e. exe file image and paste the graph.ico

Below is the code for the Windows form application.


namespace TaskbarPOP
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

        }
        Form form = null;
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
              string name =      
                System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.UserPrincipal.Current.DisplayName;
                notifyIcon1.Icon = new System.Drawing.Icon(Path.GetFullPath(@"image\graph.ico"));
                notifyIcon1.Text = "Welcome";
                notifyIcon1.Visible = true;
                notifyIcon1.BalloonTipTitle = "Welcome ASHWIN.";
                notifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = "Have a good day.";
                notifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(800);
                /////// hiding th form  //////////
                form = (Form)sender;
                form.ShowInTaskbar = false;
                form.Opacity = 0;
                //form.Close();                
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                throw ex;
            }
        }

        private void notifyIcon1_BalloonTipClosed(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (form != null)
                form.Close();
        }
    }
}

To Make startup at windows: Run type=> shell:startup, Then paste the application or shortcut of application. OR below locaion
C:\Users\asharmax087101\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace StartUpNotification
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                this.Hide();
               
                string[] lines;
                var list = new List<string>();
                var fileStream = new System.IO.FileStream(@"C:\InUse\info.txt", System.IO.FileMode.Open, System.IO.FileAccess.Read);
                using (var streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(fileStream, Encoding.UTF8))
                {
                    string line;
                    while ((line = streamReader.ReadLine()) != null)
                    {
                        list.Add(line);
                    }
                }
                lines = list.ToArray();
                if (lines.Count() >= 2)
                {
                    notifyIcon1.BalloonTipIcon = ToolTipIcon.Info;
                    notifyIcon1.BalloonTipText = lines[0];
                    notifyIcon1.BalloonTipTitle = lines[1];
                    notifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(5000);
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(@"File not found:C:\InUse\info.txt;1.Title,2.Message--" + ex.Message);
            }
        }

        private void notifyIcon1_BalloonTipClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Close();
        }
    }

}