Attribute VB_Name = "Module1"
'Declare a user-defined variable to pass to the Shell_NotifyIcon
'function.
Private Type NOTIFYICONDATA
   cbSize As Long
   hWnd As Long
   uId As Long
   uFlags As Long
   uCallBackMessage As Long
   hIcon As Long
   szTip As String * 64
End Type

'Declare the constants for the API function. These constants can be
'found in the header file Shellapi.h.

'The following constants are the messages sent to the
'Shell_NotifyIcon function to add, modify, or delete an icon from the
'taskbar status area.
Private Const NIM_ADD = &H0
Private Const NIM_MODIFY = &H1
Private Const NIM_DELETE = &H2

'The following constant is the message sent when a mouse event occurs
'within the rectangular boundaries of the icon in the taskbar status
'area.
Private Const WM_MOUSEMOVE = &H200

'The following constants are the flags that indicate the valid
'members of the NOTIFYICONDATA data type.
Private Const NIF_MESSAGE = &H1
Private Const NIF_ICON = &H2
Private Const NIF_TIP = &H4

'The following constants are used to determine the mouse input on the
'the icon in the taskbar status area.

'Left-click constants.
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = &H203   'Double-click
Private Const WM_LBUTTONDOWN = &H201     'Button down
Private Const WM_LBUTTONUP = &H202       'Button up

'Right-click constants.
Private Const WM_RBUTTONDBLCLK = &H206   'Double-click
Private Const WM_RBUTTONDOWN = &H204     'Button down
Private Const WM_RBUTTONUP = &H205       'Button up

'Declare the API function call.
Declare Function Shell_NotifyIcon Lib "shell32" Alias "Shell_NotifyIconA" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pnid As NOTIFYICONDATA) As Boolean