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    capint
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    I want to send a key to a window. I used Global Hook and my code is like this : //In hook proc : if(nCode <0) CallNextHookEx(MyHook,nCode,wParam,lParam); hWndApp = CWnd::FindWindow(0,_T("Test")); if (hWndApp == NULL) MessageBox(NULL,L" Can't find the window", L"",0); hWndApp->SendMessage(WM_CHAR, 8, 0); //Backspace It can find the window but it can't send the message. Some one plz help me :rose:

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      I want to send a key to a window. I used Global Hook and my code is like this : //In hook proc : if(nCode <0) CallNextHookEx(MyHook,nCode,wParam,lParam); hWndApp = CWnd::FindWindow(0,_T("Test")); if (hWndApp == NULL) MessageBox(NULL,L" Can't find the window", L"",0); hWndApp->SendMessage(WM_CHAR, 8, 0); //Backspace It can find the window but it can't send the message. Some one plz help me :rose:

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      Hamid Taebi
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      Why it cant send?

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        I want to send a key to a window. I used Global Hook and my code is like this : //In hook proc : if(nCode <0) CallNextHookEx(MyHook,nCode,wParam,lParam); hWndApp = CWnd::FindWindow(0,_T("Test")); if (hWndApp == NULL) MessageBox(NULL,L" Can't find the window", L"",0); hWndApp->SendMessage(WM_CHAR, 8, 0); //Backspace It can find the window but it can't send the message. Some one plz help me :rose:

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        sudhir_Kumar
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        I think you should should send: WM_KEYDOWN WM_CHAR WM_KEYUP

        -@SuDhIrKuMaR@-

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          I want to send a key to a window. I used Global Hook and my code is like this : //In hook proc : if(nCode <0) CallNextHookEx(MyHook,nCode,wParam,lParam); hWndApp = CWnd::FindWindow(0,_T("Test")); if (hWndApp == NULL) MessageBox(NULL,L" Can't find the window", L"",0); hWndApp->SendMessage(WM_CHAR, 8, 0); //Backspace It can find the window but it can't send the message. Some one plz help me :rose:

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          ThatsAlok
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          see SendInput api of any use??

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            I want to send a key to a window. I used Global Hook and my code is like this : //In hook proc : if(nCode <0) CallNextHookEx(MyHook,nCode,wParam,lParam); hWndApp = CWnd::FindWindow(0,_T("Test")); if (hWndApp == NULL) MessageBox(NULL,L" Can't find the window", L"",0); hWndApp->SendMessage(WM_CHAR, 8, 0); //Backspace It can find the window but it can't send the message. Some one plz help me :rose:

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            David Crow
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            If the target window is active, you can use SendInput().

            "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

            "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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              I think you should should send: WM_KEYDOWN WM_CHAR WM_KEYUP

              -@SuDhIrKuMaR@-

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              capint
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              What do you mean ? Do I have to send three messages at one time ?

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                If the target window is active, you can use SendInput().

                "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                capint
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                Could you show me an example of using SendInput to send a key to an active window plz ? I find it difficult to find a specific example :(

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                  Could you show me an example of using SendInput to send a key to an active window plz ? I find it difficult to find a specific example :(

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                  David Crow
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                  I found this using Google.

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                    I found this using Google.

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                    capint
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                    Thank you very much :D

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                      I found this using Google.

                      "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                      "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                      DavidCrow wrote:

                      I found this using Google.

                      he he he Answer of yahoo getting very popular

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                        If the target window is active, you can use SendInput().

                        "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                        "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                        Plz help me one more time. I would like to know how to send WM_KEYUP by SendInput. When I send a key, it seems to be pressed forever ...

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                          Plz help me one more time. I would like to know how to send WM_KEYUP by SendInput. When I send a key, it seems to be pressed forever ...

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                          See here.

                          "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                          "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                            See here.

                            "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                            "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                            I've read many pages from the pages you gave me but I still can't find the answer :( They recommend to use SendMessage but it doesn't work with SendMessage...

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                              I've read many pages from the pages you gave me but I still can't find the answer :( They recommend to use SendMessage but it doesn't work with SendMessage...

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                              David Crow
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                              Is the problem with sending or receiving? What does your code look like?

                              "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                              "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                                Is the problem with sending or receiving? What does your code look like?

                                "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                                "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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                                This is my code :

                                HWND windowHandle = ::FindWindow(0, _T("Test"));
                                INPUT *key;
                                ::SetForegroundWindow(windowHandle);
                                key = new INPUT;
                                key->type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
                                key->ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL;
                                key->ki.dwFlags = 0;
                                key->ki.time = 0;
                                key->ki.wScan = 0;
                                key->ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;
                                SendInput(1,key,sizeof(INPUT));
                                key->ki.dwExtraInfo = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
                                SendInput(1,key,sizeof(INPUT));

                                ::SendMessage(windowHandle,WM_KEYUP,0,0); //==> No effect ?

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                                  This is my code :

                                  HWND windowHandle = ::FindWindow(0, _T("Test"));
                                  INPUT *key;
                                  ::SetForegroundWindow(windowHandle);
                                  key = new INPUT;
                                  key->type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;
                                  key->ki.wVk = VK_CONTROL;
                                  key->ki.dwFlags = 0;
                                  key->ki.time = 0;
                                  key->ki.wScan = 0;
                                  key->ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;
                                  SendInput(1,key,sizeof(INPUT));
                                  key->ki.dwExtraInfo = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
                                  SendInput(1,key,sizeof(INPUT));

                                  ::SendMessage(windowHandle,WM_KEYUP,0,0); //==> No effect ?

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                                  capint wrote:

                                  ::SendMessage(windowHandle,WM_KEYUP,0,0); //==> No effect ?

                                  What does SendMessage() return?

                                  "Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

                                  "To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

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