Have this code in the service's main .cs file:
(Replace "icontrans.ico" with your icon, or load from resource (harder)).
HTH
using System;
using System.ServiceProcess;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
public class MyService : System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
{
private System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon TheIcon;
private System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu TheMenu;
private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem TheMenuItem;
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;
public MyService()
{
this.ServiceName = "MyService";
this.CanStop = true;
this.CanPauseAndContinue = true;
this.AutoLog = true;
}
public static void Main()
{
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(new MyService());
}
protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
this.TheMenu = new System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu();
this.TheMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
this.TheMenu.MenuItems.AddRange(
new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {this.TheMenuItem});
this.TheMenuItem.Index = 0;
this.TheMenuItem.Text = "E&xit";
this.TheMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.TheMenuItem_Click);
this.TheIcon = new System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon(this.components);
TheIcon.Icon = new Icon("icontrans.ico");
TheIcon.ContextMenu = this.TheMenu;
TheIcon.Text = "MyService Service";
TheIcon.Visible = true;
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if(disposing)
if(components != null)
components.Dispose();
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
private void TheMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
ServiceController scs = new ServiceController("MyService");
scs.Stop();
}
}
and a standard service installer, this is no different to one without an
icon.
"Andrew Mueller" <am******@instechnet.com> wrote in message
news:eU****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hello,
I have a C# service that I would like an icon to show in the system
tray upon startup. I put a NotifyIcon on the form and changed the properties
as follows:
Name: ni
ContextMenu: (none)
Icon: {points to location of icon file}
Size: 32,32
Modifiers: Public
Text: EPA Service
Visible: True
Shouldn't it just show up, now?? Or is there something that I have to do
to get it to show?
Thanks in advance,
Andrew
