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Startup a winform hiddenHi there,
I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as soon as the user exits Windows. I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible and he/she can't close it. How do I do this? thanx, Alison Hello Alison,
why don't make it a windows service Marwan Tarek http://www.sharepointblogs.com/marwantarek/ Show quoteHide quote > Hi there, > > I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, > as soon > as the user exits Windows. > I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible > and > he/she can't close it. > How do I do this? > thanx, > Alison If you put the form in it's own Thread and start this Thread with the .Show
function...one way to do it... Btw: does anyone know how to show a Form in its own Thread but make it visible. When I do this it won't give me an error but the form won't show up... Josef Show quoteHide quote "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:uHpLVvjNGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi there, > > I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as > soon as the user exits Windows. > I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible and > he/she can't close it. > How do I do this? > > thanx, > Alison > > > How do I do that?
Please give me a code example. Show quoteHide quote "Josef Brunner" <joey@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message news:eZd7c3jNGHA.428@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > If you put the form in it's own Thread and start this Thread with the > .Show function...one way to do it... > > Btw: does anyone know how to show a Form in its own Thread but make it > visible. When I do this it won't give me an error but the form won't show > up... > > Josef > > "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:uHpLVvjNGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> Hi there, >> >> I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as >> soon as the user exits Windows. >> I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible and >> he/she can't close it. >> How do I do this? >> >> thanx, >> Alison >> >> >> > > This is code that compiles but I'm not sure if you can work with this to
solve your problem...give it a try Imports System.Threading Public Class Form1 Private SecondForm As Form Private TheThread As Thread Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load SecondForm = New Form TheThread = New System.Threading.Thread(AddressOf SecondForm.Show) TheThread.IsBackground = True TheThread.Name = "My second form" TheThread.Start() End Sub End Class Show quoteHide quote "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:efoaP8jNGHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > How do I do that? > Please give me a code example. > > > > > "Josef Brunner" <joey@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message > news:eZd7c3jNGHA.428@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> If you put the form in it's own Thread and start this Thread with the >> .Show function...one way to do it... >> >> Btw: does anyone know how to show a Form in its own Thread but make it >> visible. When I do this it won't give me an error but the form won't show >> up... >> >> Josef >> >> "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag >> news:uHpLVvjNGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as >>> soon as the user exits Windows. >>> I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible >>> and he/she can't close it. >>> How do I do this? >>> >>> thanx, >>> Alison >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb: Change the project type to console application or simply do not show the > I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as > soon as the user exits Windows. > I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible and > he/she can't close it. form in your project's 'Sub Main'. -- M S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/> mrs wagner
do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and call is your own work. then u put it on yourr website Show quoteHide quote "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message news:%23JLTAxlNGHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schrieb: > > I have a small app, that copies some files to the server for backup, as > > soon as the user exits Windows. > > I want this form to startup hidden, so for the user it is not visible and > > he/she can't close it. > > Change the project type to console application or simply do not show the > form in your project's 'Sub Main'. > > -- > M S Herfried K. Wagner > M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> > V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/> > Sheep Shagger,
> do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and call If he does that, than he is mostly very well able to create those himself.> is > your own work. then u put it on yourr website > I can assure you as well from other VBNet discussiongroups that Herfried is one of the greatest VBNet experts. Which does not mean that he covers *all* aspects of dotNet as an Expert. Although his general knowledge of that is absolute much more than average. Cor Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the purpose
of the newsgroup....lol Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:%23Nr1hqrNGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Sheep Shagger, > >> do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and call >> is >> your own work. then u put it on yourr website >> > If he does that, than he is mostly very well able to create those himself. > > I can assure you as well from other VBNet discussiongroups that Herfried > is one of the greatest VBNet experts. Which does not mean that he covers > *all* aspects of dotNet as an Expert. Although his general knowledge of > that is absolute much more than average. > > Cor > An extra problem occurred.
The code that copies the files, when windows shuts down, only works in VB.NET2005 Anybody an idea how I get this working? (I can only work here with VB.NET2003, because of license issues.) Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing If e.CloseReason = CloseReason.WindowsShutDown Then Dim l_processInfo As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo Dim l_process As System.Diagnostics.Process l_processInfo = New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("c:\copy.bat") l_processInfo.UseShellExecute = True l_processInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden l_process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(l_processInfo) Do Until l_process.HasExited System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Sleep(100) Loop Application.Exit() End If End Sub Show quoteHide quote "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> wrote in message news:eIO3$KsNGHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the > purpose of the newsgroup....lol > > > > > "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message > news:%23Nr1hqrNGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Sheep Shagger, >> >>> do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and call >>> is >>> your own work. then u put it on yourr website >>> >> If he does that, than he is mostly very well able to create those >> himself. >> >> I can assure you as well from other VBNet discussiongroups that Herfried >> is one of the greatest VBNet experts. Which does not mean that he covers >> *all* aspects of dotNet as an Expert. Although his general knowledge of >> that is absolute much more than average. >> >> Cor >> > > Alison,
I think that you would first have to make to everybody clear what you mean with "as soon as the user exit windows". As I see the answers, than do the others have the same problem with that as me Cor Show quoteHide quote "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schreef in bericht news:edkSVQsNGHA.3276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > An extra problem occurred. > The code that copies the files, when windows shuts down, only works in > VB.NET2005 > Anybody an idea how I get this working? (I can only work here with > VB.NET2003, because of license issues.) > > Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As > System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing > > > If e.CloseReason = CloseReason.WindowsShutDown Then > Dim l_processInfo As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo > Dim l_process As System.Diagnostics.Process > l_processInfo = New > System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("c:\copy.bat") > l_processInfo.UseShellExecute = True > l_processInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden > l_process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(l_processInfo) > Do Until l_process.HasExited > System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Sleep(100) > Loop > Application.Exit() > End If > > End Sub > > > > > > > "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> wrote in message > news:eIO3$KsNGHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> >> Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the >> purpose of the newsgroup....lol >> >> >> >> >> "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message >> news:%23Nr1hqrNGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>> Sheep Shagger, >>> >>>> do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and >>>> call is >>>> your own work. then u put it on yourr website >>>> >>> If he does that, than he is mostly very well able to create those >>> himself. >>> >>> I can assure you as well from other VBNet discussiongroups that Herfried >>> is one of the greatest VBNet experts. Which does not mean that he covers >>> *all* aspects of dotNet as an Expert. Although his general knowledge of >>> that is absolute much more than average. >>> >>> Cor >>> >> >> > > Ok, Cor I will try to explain the problem.
In the netwerk environment, there still are users that place some of their files on the local disk. What I want is that when the user shuts down his/her pc at the end of the day, a file called copy.bat is started. In this batch file the need files will be copied to the server. The app I want to do this with, has to be invisible, so the user cannot close it. It also needs some kind of a timer function, so that the pc isn't shut down before the files are copied. I hope this is enough info. Kind regards, Alison Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:u3P0OnsNGHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Alison, > > I think that you would first have to make to everybody clear what you mean > with "as soon as the user exit windows". > > As I see the answers, than do the others have the same problem with that > as me > > Cor > > > "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> schreef in bericht > news:edkSVQsNGHA.3276@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> An extra problem occurred. >> The code that copies the files, when windows shuts down, only works in >> VB.NET2005 >> Anybody an idea how I get this working? (I can only work here with >> VB.NET2003, because of license issues.) >> >> Private Sub Form1_Closing(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As >> System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Closing >> >> >> If e.CloseReason = CloseReason.WindowsShutDown Then >> Dim l_processInfo As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo >> Dim l_process As System.Diagnostics.Process >> l_processInfo = New >> System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("c:\copy.bat") >> l_processInfo.UseShellExecute = True >> l_processInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden >> l_process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(l_processInfo) >> Do Until l_process.HasExited >> System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.Sleep(100) >> Loop >> Application.Exit() >> End If >> >> End Sub >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> wrote in message >> news:eIO3$KsNGHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >>> >>> Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the >>> purpose of the newsgroup....lol >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message >>> news:%23Nr1hqrNGHA.984@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>>> Sheep Shagger, >>>> >>>>> do u know vb?? i think u dont cos u alwayys copy overs samplles and >>>>> call is >>>>> your own work. then u put it on yourr website >>>>> >>>> If he does that, than he is mostly very well able to create those >>>> himself. >>>> >>>> I can assure you as well from other VBNet discussiongroups that >>>> Herfried is one of the greatest VBNet experts. Which does not mean that >>>> he covers *all* aspects of dotNet as an Expert. Although his general >>>> knowledge of that is absolute much more than average. >>>> >>>> Cor >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Alison,
Now I get what you want. In my idea will in this probably more a VBS solution help you than a VBNet solution. A short search in the newsgroup using Google gave me this http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize/browse_frm/thread/524c1ea67cc96892/fa0df0bbfad969cf?lnk=st&q=alert+vbs+user+shut+down+XP&rnum=1&hl=en#fa0df0bbfad969cf By the way, you cannot start a windowform (using the standard form) hidden. It will always try to activate the form. Or you should try Herfried workaround for that given in this message thread. I hope this helps, Cor I am not sure what you mean by, it is more VBS.
Can I use this code in VB.NET2003, when I use it to make a windows application? Alison Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:%237$o1BtNGHA.2012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Alison, > > Now I get what you want. In my idea will in this probably more a VBS > solution help you than a VBNet solution. > > A short search in the newsgroup using Google gave me this > > http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize/browse_frm/thread/524c1ea67cc96892/fa0df0bbfad969cf?lnk=st&q=alert+vbs+user+shut+down+XP&rnum=1&hl=en#fa0df0bbfad969cf > > By the way, you cannot start a windowform (using the standard form) > hidden. It will always try to activate the form. Or you should try > Herfried workaround for that given in this message thread. > > I hope this helps, > > Cor > Alison,
I mean that a window application for what you ask is not simple. As somebody has answered you as well in this message thread, probably do you need a windowservice. However in my opinion is for this every windowapplication an overkill for this. AFAIK is VBS is the normal tool for this. Did you look at the sample in the thread I have showed you? Cor Alison Givens wrote:
> In the netwerk environment, there still are users that place some of their So basically you're writing a program because people refuse the obey the > files on the local disk. > What I want is that when the user shuts down his/her pc at the end of the > day, a file called copy.bat is started. > In this batch file the need files will be copied to the server. > The app I want to do this with, has to be invisible, so the user cannot > close it. > It also needs some kind of a timer function, so that the pc isn't shut down > before the files are copied. > company rules (only save to the network). So you're going to call copy.bat. What is that going to copy? The whole disk? You'll need to since you obviously don't have control over where people save their data. If you're only copying certain directories, you're bound to miss some files. The users need to be educated and learn that the only safe way to store their files is on the network. Educational manners (for sysops): clear the HD from time to time (first backup the files) and let them sweat it out a few hours before returning their files. In my experience users learn pretty quick to use the network that way >:) Maybe print out the text: "FILES ON LOCAL DRIVES AREN'T INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP" on a sheet of A0 paper and hang that in the office for a while. Or better yet, make it a windows wallpaper and enforce it using policies so they can't change the wallpaper. While these measures seem rediculous, my point is that you need to educate your users and not let them make you clean up their mess. -- Rinze van Huizen C-Services Holland b.v We are fully aware of this.
It is just that we have clients that use Terminal Server. We have certain programs that we don't like to use through Terminal Server. Therefore these programs run locally. Show quoteHide quote "C-Services Holland b.v." <c**@REMOVEcsh4u.nl> wrote in message news:1Mudnbg5WN1whGbeRVnytQ@zeelandnet.nl... > Alison Givens wrote: >> In the netwerk environment, there still are users that place some of >> their files on the local disk. >> What I want is that when the user shuts down his/her pc at the end of the >> day, a file called copy.bat is started. >> In this batch file the need files will be copied to the server. >> The app I want to do this with, has to be invisible, so the user cannot >> close it. >> It also needs some kind of a timer function, so that the pc isn't shut >> down before the files are copied. >> > > So basically you're writing a program because people refuse the obey the > company rules (only save to the network). So you're going to call > copy.bat. What is that going to copy? The whole disk? You'll need to since > you obviously don't have control over where people save their data. If > you're only copying certain directories, you're bound to miss some files. > > The users need to be educated and learn that the only safe way to store > their files is on the network. Educational manners (for sysops): clear the > HD from time to time (first backup the files) and let them sweat it out a > few hours before returning their files. In my experience users learn > pretty quick to use the network that way >:) > > Maybe print out the text: > > "FILES ON LOCAL DRIVES AREN'T INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP" > > on a sheet of A0 paper and hang that in the office for a while. Or better > yet, make it a windows wallpaper and enforce it using policies so they > can't change the wallpaper. > > While these measures seem rediculous, my point is that you need to educate > your users and not let them make you clean up their mess. > > > > -- > Rinze van Huizen > C-Services Holland b.v "Alison Givens" <i***@cross-it.nl> wrote in message Aren't there always ... ;-)news:uTgsCwsNGHA.3360@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > In the netwerk environment, there still are users that place some of their > files on the local disk. > What I want is that when the user shuts down his/her pc at the end of the And therein lies your biggest problem.> day, a file called copy.bat is started. > In this batch file the need files will be copied to the server. > The app I want to do this with, has to be invisible, so the user cannot > close it. > It also needs some kind of a timer function, so that the pc isn't shut > down before the files are copied. When windows tries to shut down, it asks each running process, /including/ the one that you've just /started/ to do all this file copying, to shut down "nicely". It the process fails to do so - and yours obviously will, because it's busy - Windows pops up a dialog asking if the user wants to wait for the process to finish or just kill it off and, if they choose to kill it, there's absolutely nothing you can do about it. Have you considered kicking this process off at the /start/ of the day, when they start up their PC? I'd suggest this is a far safer proposition (although, of course, it may not marry up with your server backup schedule). Regards, Phill W. Alison,
> Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the Every newsgroup on Usenet is a disscussion forum. In this case to improve > purpose of the newsgroup....lol > the use of VisualBasic with dotnet for the ones participate in it. That can be with helping each other with questions. However it is not limited to that it can be as well an open discussion while a question can start a discussion. Cor Ok, I get the point.
Let me put it like this than, I don't think it is a place to call somebody sheep shagger, when he helps out other people with problems. Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:esdq5ksNGHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > Alison, > >> Can somebody please help me out with my question, since that is the >> purpose of the newsgroup....lol >> > Every newsgroup on Usenet is a disscussion forum. In this case to improve > the use of VisualBasic with dotnet for the ones participate in it. > > That can be with helping each other with questions. However it is not > limited to that it can be as well an open discussion while a question can > start a discussion. > > Cor > > Ok, I get the point. Nobody is calling somebody a sheep shagger, that is the Nick the one who has > Let me put it like this than, I don't think it is a place to call somebody > sheep shagger, when he helps out other people with problems. > sent the message is using. Cor Yes I noticed, but my message was sent allready.
He was called Mrs Wagner, not sheep shagger. Show quoteHide quote "Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstn***@planet.nl> wrote in message news:er7h54sNGHA.428@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Ok, I get the point. >> Let me put it like this than, I don't think it is a place to call >> somebody sheep shagger, when he helps out other people with problems. >> > Nobody is calling somebody a sheep shagger, that is the Nick the one who > has sent the message is using. > > Cor > "Sheep Shagger" <sh***@shagger.net> schrieb: Sure, I know VB.NET. Even VB.NET supports 'Sub Main' as entry point:> do u know vb?? \\\ Public Module Program Public Sub Main() DoSomething() End Sub End Module /// .... then choose 'Sub Main' as startup object in the project properties. -- M S Herfried K. Wagner M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/> 
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