I am working with 3rd party software that I am not allowed to change.
This client side program runs primarily under a Windows 2000/XP desktop environment.
I was trying to create a VB6 mini-app that would run in the background and grab all keyboard activity into a buffer, and then change the output to any other window app like outlook express, word excel etc..
I have the program in a systray icon that loads on startup and minimizes. It then snags keypresses etc.. but here is where I get stomped.
Example:
User loads up notepad, and types "Hello There"
My program buffers each word (space would mean end of word) and tranlates it real-time to notepad.
So as the user types H-E-L-L-O <SPACE> the text does not show up to the notepad until the user hits <SPACE> - the text is sent through my mini-app to milli-second checksum routine and then kicks output.
I know in theory this sounds plausible but LAUGH - I'm beating my head against the desk to try to find the right API's to perform this task.
Any advice that doesn't involve alcohol or drug use would be greatly appreciated.
This client side program runs primarily under a Windows 2000/XP desktop environment.
I was trying to create a VB6 mini-app that would run in the background and grab all keyboard activity into a buffer, and then change the output to any other window app like outlook express, word excel etc..
I have the program in a systray icon that loads on startup and minimizes. It then snags keypresses etc.. but here is where I get stomped.
Example:
User loads up notepad, and types "Hello There"
My program buffers each word (space would mean end of word) and tranlates it real-time to notepad.
So as the user types H-E-L-L-O <SPACE> the text does not show up to the notepad until the user hits <SPACE> - the text is sent through my mini-app to milli-second checksum routine and then kicks output.
I know in theory this sounds plausible but LAUGH - I'm beating my head against the desk to try to find the right API's to perform this task.
Any advice that doesn't involve alcohol or drug use would be greatly appreciated.
