Hello, The mainapp is calling another module which has got a trayicon on the form. I dont want to show the trayicon form, just run it in the tray. application.showmainform:=false does not work. thanks, Al+
Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 1:47:02 PM, you wrote: JS> The reason you are getting the AV is that Form1 doesn't exist. You are JS> creating an instance of TForm1 not the variable form1. Two different things. JS> Anyway, in the project source try JS> Application.ShowMainForm := False; JS> ----- Original Message ----- JS> From: Alistair George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JS> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> JS> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:34 PM JS> Subject: [DUG]: Showmodal problems >> Hi all: >> with TForm1.Create(nil) do >> try >> ShowModal; >> finally >> free; >> end; >> >> if, in TForm1.Onshow I set form1.visible:=false; or form1.hide then this JS> raises >> an access error. >> I dont want to show the form when it is created, but have it running in JS> the tray >> Icon. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Cheers, >> Al+ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- JS> - >> New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz >> To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with body of "unsubscribe delphi" >> Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ >> JS> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JS> New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] JS> Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz JS> To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JS> with body of "unsubscribe delphi" JS> Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ -- Regards, Alistair+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/