create my own taskbar

[kholiosizar]

hello all
i'm trying to creat a small tasbar above the main windows taskbar i have searched too much to do that with vba and the resault is nothing
how can i make my form like windows taskbar always on top and never hide is it possible ?
thanks in advance :)

[Logit]

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In a Routine Module :



Option Explicit


Sub shwfrm()
UserForm1.Show
SetWindowSize2
End Sub


Sub SetWindowSize2()
Dim iMaxWidth As Integer
Dim iMaxHeight As Integer
Dim iStartX As Integer
Dim iStartY As Integer
Dim iDesiredWidth As Integer
Dim iDesiredHeight As Integer


iStartX = 5 ' Distance from left
iStartY = 5 ' Distance from top
iDesiredWidth = 0
iDesiredHeight = 0


With Application
.WindowState = xlMaximized
iMaxWidth = Application.Width
iMaxHeight = Application.Height


' Adjust for starting point
iMaxWidth = iMaxWidth - iStartX
iMaxHeight = iMaxHeight - iStartY
If iDesiredWidth > iMaxWidth Then
iDesiredWidth = iMaxWidth
End If
If iDesiredHeight > iMaxHeight Then
iDesiredHeight = iMaxHeight
End If


.WindowState = xlNormal
.Top = iStartY
.Left = iStartX
.Width = iDesiredWidth
.Height = iDesiredHeight
End With
End Sub





In the UserForm code module :



Option Explicit


'Object variable to trigger application events
Private WithEvents XLApp As Excel.Application


#If VBA7 Then
Dim mXLHwnd As LongPtr 'Excel's window handle
Dim mhwndForm As LongPtr 'The userform's window handle
private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindowA Lib "user32" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As LongPtr
#If Win64 Then
private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowLongA Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongPtrA" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As LongPtr) As LongPtr
#Else
private Declare PtrSafe Function SetWindowLongA Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As LongPtr) As LongPtr
#End If
private Declare PtrSafe Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As LongPtr) As Long
#Else
Dim mXLHwnd As Long 'Excel's window handle
Dim mhwndForm As Long 'The userform's window handle
Private Declare Function FindWindowA Lib "user32" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLongA Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
#End If


Const GWL_HWNDPARENT As Long = -8


Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
If Val(Application.Version) >= 15 Then 'Only makes sense on Excel 2013 and up
Set XLApp = Application
mhwndForm = FindWindowA("ThunderDFrame", caption)
End If
End Sub


Private Sub XLApp_WindowActivate(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal Wn As Window)
If Val(Application.Version) >= 15 And mhwndForm <> 0 Then 'Basear o form na janela ativa do Excel.
mXLHwnd = Application.hwnd 'Always get because in Excel 15 SDI each wb has its window with different handle.
SetWindowLongA mhwndForm, GWL_HWNDPARENT, mXLHwnd
SetForegroundWindow mhwndForm
End If
End Sub


Private Sub XLApp_WindowResize(ByVal Wb As Workbook, ByVal Wn As Window)
If Not Me.Visible Then Me.Show vbModeless
End Sub


Private Sub XLApp_WorkbookBeforeClose(ByVal Wb As Workbook, Cancel As Boolean)
SetWindowLongA mhwndForm, GWL_HWNDPARENT, 0&
End Sub

[kholiosizar]

thanks for your effort but unfortunately not what i need

[Logit]

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The answer was based on this : "how can i make my form like windows taskbar always on top and never hide is it possible ?"

Are you wanting to create another taskbar, matching the Windows Taskbar, and have it attached to the top of the Windows Taskbar ?

Or, provide more description.

[kholiosizar]

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The answer was based on this : "how can i make my form like windows taskbar always on top and never hide is it possible ?"

Are you wanting to create another taskbar, matching the Windows Taskbar, and have it attached to the top of the Windows Taskbar ?

Or, provide more description.

Exactly what you have said :yes

[Logit]

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Hmm ... I'm not so certain VBA is the language to do that. Probably use C or C++ .


You can get close to your goal by using VBA to create a UserForm as the example shows.

From there you can use additional code to :

Remove the form borders
Remove the form title bar
Auto size the form to the height and length you want
Auto position the form to the position you want it at when first loading
Reduce the size of the workbook (as shown in the example)
Position the location of the reduced size workbook where you want it ... even off screen (although not advisable) when it loads
You can place buttons or icons on the userform and have those to run macros which will perform the task/s of the menu bar
You can add a right-click function to the userform so it brings up a cascading selection of additional menus
You can create a menu bar in the form's title bar, just like NotePad or WordPad.

There are a number of things using VBA that you can do to a userform that will replicate the Windows taskbar.

[OBP]

You do not say which version of Access you are using.
Most versions from 2000 onwards have customisable Task bars.

Here is an example write up
https://www.cimaware.com/expert-zone/custom-menus-toolbars-and-popup-menus