How to display icon on windows notification area?

Question

Hi I would like to build an application which checks database for a specific time interval. I want to display an icon for this app on notification area. If there is data I would like to display it with a eye-catching way. Is there a way to do this? Best Regards.

Vulpes · Answer

Yes you can change the NotifyIcon's Icon property to a different icon at runtime.

Raysefo · Answer

Hi Vulpes Thanks for your reply. I wonder if there is a way to change the icon if there is data in my example. Best Regards.

Vulpes · Answer

You'll need to use the NotifyIcon component for this. Here's a few links to help you get started. You can. of course use whatever icon you like: http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/mahesh/notify-icon-in-C-Sharp/ http://www.dotnetperls.com/notifyicon http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.notifyicon(VS.100).aspx