BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Hiding main window at start          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (VCL Components Usage) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Mike Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:28 pm    Post subject: Hiding main window at start Hi, I am writing an application in CBuilder 6 that I want to start in a hidden state. Everytime I execute the app it automatically shows even though I set the visible property to false. Any hints? Thanks, Mike Back to top Simon D Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Hiding main window at start http://bcbdev.com/faqs/faq6.htm -- "Mike" <mbaker (AT) accentsol (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Hi, I am writing an application in CBuilder 6 that I want to start in a hidden state. Everytime I execute the app it automatically shows even though I set the visible property to false. Any hints? Thanks, Mike Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Hiding main window at start "Mike" <mbaker (AT) accentsol (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Hi, I am writing an application in CBuilder 6 that I want to start in a hidden state. Everytime I execute the app it automatically shows even though I set the visible property to false. Set the Application->ShowMainForm property to false instead. Do it either in the main form's constructor, or inside WinMain directly before calling Application->Run(). Gambit Back to top Mike Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 7:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Hiding main window at start Thanks Simon and Remy. That did the trick. Mike "Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <gambit47.no.spam (AT) no (DOT) spam.yahoo.com> wrote Quote: snip Set the Application->ShowMainForm property to false instead. Do it either in the main form's constructor, or inside WinMain directly before calling Application->Run(). Gambit Back to top Mike Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Hiding main window at start Ok, I spoke too soon. The application hides ok, but when I do the following in a thread; // make main app visible ShowWindow(Application->Handle, SW_SHOW); Application->MainForm->Visible = true; The form becomes only partially visible and locks up. I created a very simple project with an Ok button in the middle of the form. I create the thread in the create event of the form. When the thread executes the ShowWindow, the form does display, but only partially and locks. Thanks, Mike Back to top Mike Guest Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 9:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Hiding main window at start I answered my own question. In my trhead, if I do a PostMessage and have the main form do the ShowWindow, it works just fine. 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