button click by code

[jmathishd436]

how do you make a program create a virtual button click somewhere outside the actual program,

ex. a program that clicks an icon on the desktop or start menu

PS im using Borland Delphi 3

 

[jmathishd436]

by button click i mean mouse click sry bout that if it was confusing

 

[buho]

From the SDK:

"The mouse_event function synthesizes mouse motion and button clicks.

Windows NT/2000/XP: This function has been superseded. Use SendInput instead."

Play around with them, I know they exists but never used them.

The sure way of making what you want is getting the element's handle and sending messages to it (but getting the handle can be difficult, depending on the element nature).

HTH.
buho (A).

 

[jmathishd436]

can u give an example of the code, i cant figure out how to use those commands

thanks

 

[buho]

Sorry, I never used them, all I know is they exists.

buho (A).

 

[Stretchwickster]

Here is an example of using mouse_event to simulate mouse clicks (page found with a google search for "delphi mouse_event"):

http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/torry/showcode.php?id=360

Clive

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