Accessing System tray with API code

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I am using a application that needs to be started from a menu item found when right clicking an icon in the sytem tray. I am working on a small application that could acess the menu item no matter what location the icon appears on the system tray. Have tried using Findwindow, SetActiveWindow, SendNotifyMessage functions with no luck. does anyone have some helpful information?
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Posted 4-Nov-10 7:53am

Lennymnr

Updated 1-Dec-10 8:19am

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Nish Nishant · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-04T08:02:00

Take a look at this article I wrote some time back:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/applications/ShellTrayInfo.aspx[^]

Go through the source code and you'll see how to access the toolbar buttons. Once you get to that part, it will be fairly easy to send the required messages to invoke the application.