{"id":504,"date":"2011-01-06T19:39:05","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T19:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/visualcpp\/?p=504"},"modified":"2022-02-17T06:24:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T06:24:04","slug":"manipulating-other-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibex.tech\/visualcpp\/application-control\/manipulating-other-applications","title":{"rendered":"Manipulating Other Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

FULL LIST OF AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS ON MSDN:
\n http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/dd469351(VS.85).aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

SetCursorPos – Move and Click Mouse Cursor<\/h4>\n

Move the cursor postion to somewhere, relative to top left corner of screen<\/p>\n

Outside of function \/ in header file:<\/h5>\n
\r\n\t[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic bool SetCursorPos(int X, int Y);\r\n\r\n\t[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic void mouse_event(unsigned int dwFlags, unsigned int dx, unsigned int dy, unsigned int dwData,  int dwExtraInfo);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
In function:<\/h5>\n
\r\n\tSetCursorPos(1370,900);\r\n\tmouse_event(0x02,0,0,0,0);\t\t\/\/Left mouse button down\r\n\tmouse_event(0x04,0,0,0,0);\t\t\/\/Left mouse button up\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Get Handle To An Application<\/h4>\n
\r\nusing namespace System::Diagnostics\r\n\tDim NoteProc() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName(\"notepad\") 'Get Notepad's handle\r\n\r\n\tarray\r\n ^Processes1 =  Process::GetProcesses();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
GetForegroundWindow<\/h4>\n
(Which window has user focus)<\/p>\n
\r\n\t[System::Runtime::InteropServices::DllImport(L\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic System::IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();\r\n\r\n\t\/\/Check if some process we started has been selected\r\n\tSystem::IntPtr WinHandle = GetForegroundWindow();\r\n\tif (WinHandle == SomeProcess->MainWindowHandle)\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
IsWindowVisible<\/h4>\n
\r\n\t[System::Runtime::InteropServices::DllImport(L\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic bool IsWindowVisible(System::IntPtr hWnd);\r\n\r\n\tif (IsWindowVisible(IndigoProcess->MainWindowHandle))\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
MoveWindow – Move Window \/ Set Size<\/h4>\n
\r\n\t[System::Runtime::InteropServices::DllImport(L\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic bool MoveWindow(System::IntPtr hWnd, int X, int Y, int nWidth, int nHeight, bool bRepaint);\r\n\t\/\/See also GetWindowPos and SetWindowPos\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Source link: http:\/\/www.codeguru.com\/forum\/showthread.php?p=1738737&mode=linear#post1738737<\/p>\n
PostMessage – Click A Button On Another Applications Form<\/h4>\n
\r\n\t\/\/If the PostMessage function fails, the return value is zero (Chekc if we want to)\r\n\tint Xposn = 0;\r\n\tint Yposn = 0;\r\n\tPostMessage(\r\n\t\tSomeProcess->MainWindowHandle,\t\/\/hWnd - Handle to the window whose window procedure is to receive the message (we opened this process so we alreay know it)\r\n\t\t273,\t\t\t\/\/Msg - Specifies the message to be posted\r\n\t\t0x80ff,\t\t\/\/wParam - Specifies additional message-specific information (Control ID of the Synchronise button | (BN_CLICKED = 0))\r\n\t\t((Yposn * 0x10000) + Xposn));\t\t\/\/lParam - Specifies additional message-specific information\r\n\r\n\/\/GETTING THE CONTROL ID OF THE SYNCHRONISE BUTTON\r\n\/\/There is a property called a Control ID. This is the ID of the control and doesnt change.\r\n\/\/Run SPY++ from VS Tool Menu.  Run Control Centre.\r\n\/\/Right Click > Refresh SPY++\r\n\/\/Menu > Search > Find Window\r\n\/\/Click and hold the finder tool target button and drag it onto the applications control you want the ID of\r\n\/\/Click OK.  You are taken to the controls class in the class list.  Right click > Properties\r\n\/\/The controls 'Control ID' is shown in the general tab.  In the above example its 0x80ff.\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Good resources:
\nhttp:\/\/www.autohotkey.com\/docs\/misc\/SendMessage.htm
\nhttp:\/\/www.voidnish.com\/articles\/ShowArticle.aspx?code=ShellTrayInfo<\/p>\n
SetForegroundWindow<\/h4>\n
(For window to be user focus)<\/p>\n
\r\n\t[System::Runtime::InteropServices::DllImport(L\"user32.dll\")]\r\n\tstatic bool SetForegroundWindow(System::IntPtr  hWnd);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
SendKeys – Send Keystrokes<\/h4>\n
The SendKeys calss can be used to send keystrokes to the currently active window<\/p>\n
\r\n\tSendKeys::Send(\"{F12}\");\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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