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Re: Getting a handle to an external window / message box

• Posted by Mark Brown <mabrown at SENET.COM.AU> Jan 07, 2002
• 380 views

Thanks Thomas!

Just tried the window handle code and it works perfectly.

I also tried the SendKeys example and it will do very
nicely.

Together, they will do exactly what I needed :)

Even I should be able to get this working in short order now.....

All the best,

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Parslow (PatRat)" <patrat at rat-software.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: Getting a handle to an external window / message box


> 
> > Hi everyone,
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > I am attempting to get around some of the deficiencies of the
> > software that is used at my workplace. As I am just a storeman there
> > is no way that I will be allowed access to the code to "fix" it
> > (where it should have been fixed in the first place!) so I am forced
> > to do the job externally.
> > 
> > The software in question requires large amounts of repetitive data
> > entry (for example, a unique number followed by 3 presses of the
> > "tab" key and then 4 presses of "enter"....over and over again).
> > 
> > I have had some success replacing the keypresses with a hotkey/macro
> > utility (downloaded from web). However the next phase is going to
> > require programming. Specifically, I need to get information
> > regarding the feedback given by the application to the user via a
> > message box. I am thinking that I need to get a handle to the window
> > / message box. Is there a way I can get at the message box of an
> > external app from my own program?
> 
> I've written some routines for finding window handles based on their
> captions (or for finding the current foreground window), you can get
> them here:
> 
> http://www.rat-software.com/projects.html#window
> 
> > Is there a way that I can get at the type of message box that is
> > used at any given moment. Such info would be sufficient to do the
> > job I need.
> > 
> > Also, does anyone know of any code ( C would be OK ) which shows how
> > to send keyboard events to an external app? It would be nice to
> > integrate the sort of features found in the utility I am using, into
> > my program.
> 
> Also on the same page I have a clone of VBs Sendkeys procedure which
> allows you to simulate keystrokes programmatically:
> 
> http://www.rat-software.com/projects.html#sendkeys
> 
> > Sorry for the long mail.
> > 
> > Happy New Year to all !!
> 
> Happy New Year :)
> 
> > Mark
> 
> Thomas Parslow (PatRat) ICQ #:26359483
> Rat Software
> http://www.rat-software.com/
> Please leave quoted text in place when replying
> 
> 
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