VB.NET - showing alert in desktop in vb.net

Asked By kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 12:27 AM

Hi,

I want to show alert at particular time in vb.net.

Like some birthday remindertool i want to show some alert based on date in desktop through vb.net windows application is it possible?

plz help me.

Ramendra Kumar replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 12:29 AM

make a window application, put it in thwe auto start up, and there check the current date, if u get ur desired date, put msgbox.show() over there.

kiruba .e replied to Ramendra Kumar on 08-Mar-11 12:34 AM

can u tell me clearly plz...couldnt understand..

Ramendra Kumar replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 12:38 AM

did u ever worked on window applicatio, if yes then make a application in that fetch the current time of system and also put the ur desired time with date, now put a if else, if that match then show ur application

Reena Jain replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 01:02 AM

hi,

Use window's Task Scheduler application as a VB.NET application or use windows service. The core function of a Windows Service is to run an application in the background. A few things that make them different from a Windows application are that a Windows Service starts before any user logs on to the system (if it has been set up to start at boot up). The service can be set up in such a way that it requires the user to start it manually.

here are two good links for you
http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/vb_system/services/article.php/c4825
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/Windows_Services.aspx

hope this will help you

Anoop S replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 01:03 AM

create a database, store the birthday month and time in database, compare that with system date

code

Dim a As DateTime

a = Now

vconn = New OleDbConnection("provider=microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0;data source=c:\friends.mdb")

vconn.Open()

vadapter = New OleDbDataAdapter("select * from birthdays", vconn)

vdataset = New DataSet

vadapter.Fill(vdataset, "birthdays")

vdatatable = vdataset.Tables(0)

Dim x As Integer

Dim y As Integer = 0

For x = 0 To vdatatable.Rows.Count - 1

If DatePart("m", vdatatable.Rows(x).Item(2)) = Now.Month Then

ListView1.Items.Add(vdatatable.Rows(x).Item(1))

ListView1.Items(y).SubItems.Add(vdatatable.Rows(x).Item(2))

ListView1.Items(y).SubItems.Add(vdatatable.Rows(x).Item(3))

ListView1.GridLines = True

y += 1

End If

Next

kiruba .e replied to Anoop S on 08-Mar-11 01:12 AM

will it show in desktop ?

Anoop S replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 01:38 AM

i didn't get you completely, you can show it in a message box and it will show in the desktop, after you clicking ok only it will goes

Kirtan Patel replied to kiruba .e on 08-Mar-11 12:15 PM

You can use Tray ICON and Show Bubble Tool Tip on Tray Notification Control from Tool Box this will show up on Desktop

Hope this helps :)