"Randy Gardner" <RandyGard***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm running my VB6 program in Interpreter mode.
>
> I hide the taskbar on my desk top.
>
> Why won't the taskbar show if I run the cursor to the bottom of the screen
> while the program is running?
>
> --
> Thank you,
>
> Randy

"Dave O." wrote:

> You haven't exactly given us much to work with have you?
> What does your VB6 program do? Does it interact with the desktop in any way?
> I presume that by "Interpreter mode" you mean you are running it in the IDE.
> Are you subclassing? Is the program in a tight loop? If so does a few
> DoEvents littered about fix the problem?
>
> Regards
> Dave O.
>
>
> "Randy Gardner" <RandyGard***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC13925A-9BA7-4016-9404-E8B44541CF34@microsoft.com...
> > I'm running my VB6 program in Interpreter mode.
> >
> > I hide the taskbar on my desk top.
> >
> > Why won't the taskbar show if I run the cursor to the bottom of the screen
> > while the program is running?
> >
> > --
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Randy
>
>
>

"Randy Gardner" <RandyGard***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No subclassing, no tight loops, DoEvents doesn't help, Not a compiled Run,
> no interaction wit DeskTop.
>
> It is a data display program, some graphics and FlexGrids.
> The program starts Maximized. I have a Minimize and Maximize button.
> The taskBar will show if the program is minimized, but not foreither state
> of Maximized.  Both states of Maximise are full screen.  What controls the
> smaller
> form size of Maximize???
>
> Form takes up the whole screen, TaskBar is hidden (no pop up on cursor).
>
> I can run IE full screen and the TaskBar will pop up when I run the cursor
> to the bottom of the screen if my program is Minimized.
>
> I hope that helps, I'm lost!!
> --
> Thank you,
>
> Randy
>
>
> "Dave O." wrote:
>
>> You haven't exactly given us much to work with have you?
>> What does your VB6 program do? Does it interact with the desktop in any
>> way?
>> I presume that by "Interpreter mode" you mean you are running it in the
>> IDE.
>> Are you subclassing? Is the program in a tight loop? If so does a few
>> DoEvents littered about fix the problem?
>>
>> Regards
>> Dave O.
>>
>>
>> "Randy Gardner" <RandyGard***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AC13925A-9BA7-4016-9404-E8B44541CF34@microsoft.com...
>> > I'm running my VB6 program in Interpreter mode.
>> >
>> > I hide the taskbar on my desk top.
>> >
>> > Why won't the taskbar show if I run the cursor to the bottom of the
>> > screen
>> > while the program is running?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Randy
>>
>>
>>

"Jeff Johnson" wrote:

> "Randy Gardner" <RandyGard***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC13925A-9BA7-4016-9404-E8B44541CF34@microsoft.com...
>
> > I'm running my VB6 program in Interpreter mode.
> >
> > I hide the taskbar on my desk top.
> >
> > Why won't the taskbar show if I run the cursor to the bottom of the screen
> > while the program is running?
>
> I've seen this behavior before and I'm not positive what causes it. (For
> reference, if you ever have to ask about this in the future, it would be
> better to say "I've set the Taskbar to Autohide" instead of "I've hidden the
> Taskbar.")
>
> Is your main form by any chance set to BorderStyle None and resized to fill
> the whole screen? There may be some combination of BorderStyle and
> ShowInTaskbar that cause this. Does the Taskbar pop up if you press the
> Windows key or Ctrl+Esc?
>
>
>