# Read a windows system tray balloon in Ruby?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-a-windows-system-tray-balloon-in-ruby/130235>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 26, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-a-windows-system-tray-balloon-in-ruby/130235 "2008-02-26T16:50:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-a-windows-system-tray-balloon-in-ruby/130235/1 "2008-02-26T16:50:53Z")

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Hi,

Is there anyway we can read a windows system tray balloon in Ruby?

Cheers

Aidy

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**Author:** ![aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/read-a-windows-system-tray-balloon-in-ruby/130235/2 "2008-02-27T13:13:15Z")

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On 26 Feb, 18:32, Phlip [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> aidy wrote:
> 
> > Is there anyway we can read a windows system tray balloon in Ruby?

> BTW why are you trying to screen-scrape a task tray balloon? Can’t you get the  
> data _any_ other way??
> 
> –  
> Phlip

The data transference is in a bits, I am unable to use spy to get the  
relevant GUI data.?

Aidy