So, event driven programming can be tricky.
When you call ShowDialog(), you're showing the form modally, which means
PowerShell "waits" until the form closes. Once the form closes, PowerShell
can run again... but that that point, the *form* is no longer "running."
Since ShowDialog() is the last line in your script, once the form is hidden,
your script ends.
You have options. I would recommend simply setting the form's Visible
property. That'll leave your script running, but should control the visible
appearance of the form - while leaving the form "open."
You've got some other things going on. For one, you do know that your timer
isn't being added to the form, right? Not sure if that's your intent or not.
--
Don Jones
Windows PowerShell MVP
Founder:
www.ScriptingAnswers.com
Co-Author: "Windows PowerShell: TFM"
"Pav" <npawlaczyk@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1179242034.407687.323420@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have a powershell app that i'd like to hide/show with a systray icon
> menu. Unfortunately, My script quits as soon as i call the Hide()
> method of the form.
> I'm not really experienced in .NET windows classes, Perhaps the
> problem doesn't involve powershell at all. If so, feel free to
> redirect me toward the good group.
>
> Here's the main structure of my script :
>
> ----- cut here ------
> $form = new-object
> System.Windows.Forms.form
>
> $mi = new-object System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem
> $mi.Index = 0
> $mi.Text = "Hide"
> $mi.add_Click({
>
> $form.hide()
> })
>
> $cm = new-object System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenu
> $form.contextMenu = $cm
> $form.contextMenu.MenuItems.AddRange($mi)
>
> $form.ShowInTaskbar = $true
> $form.set_autosize($true)
> $form.Text = "My Form"
>
> $ni = new-object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
> $ni.Icon = New-object System.Drawing.Icon("icon.ico")
> $NI.ContextMenu = $cm
> $NI.Text = "Systray Text"
> $NI.Visible =
> $True;
>
> $timer = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.Timer
> $timer.Interval = 5000
>
> $timer.add_Tick({
> #...doing my treatment
> })
>
> $timer.Start()
>
> $form.showdialog()
> ----- cut here ------
>
> Any ideas ?
> Thanks,
>
> Pav
>