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Started by HIPOPO May 19, 2005 07:19 PM

4 comments, last by eq 18 years, 11 months ago

HIPOPO

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May 19, 2005 07:19 PM

I am programming in C++ DirectX 8.0 and I was woundering if there is a way to simulate keys and mouse movement and mouse clicking. I am wanting to be able to control my second computer without getting up and going over to the other computer. I know KEYDOWN shows that a key is down, but is there a way to tell the key to be pressed. I couldn't find much about this in msdn, but I wasn't sure what to look for. Thanks for any help.

Elmo Song

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May 19, 2005 07:31 PM

i believe you will need to do more than send keydown message to the other computer.

first, you will need to write a simple network code(UDP will be the trick) to be able to send something over, then a program to receive on the other end. and finally the program will send the various keydown messages or mouse event to "second" computer

hope that this help

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HIPOPO

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May 19, 2005 08:06 PM

I have already made the host and client, I just need to know how to simulate a keydown message, mouse click, and mouse position. Maybe I shouldn't have used the word just...

smart_idiot

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May 19, 2005 10:43 PM

Have you tried running mstsc? Probably specific to XP Pro, but whatever.

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HIPOPO

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May 19, 2005 10:49 PM

Also, I don't want to use someone eleses program. Hints I would like to know how to simulate keyboard, mouse, and mouse position commands. Thanks for the info though.

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May 20, 2005 01:42 AM

Under windows look up the functions keybd_event and mouse_event

Edit: Oops just saw that they suspended them under Win2000/WinNT/WinXP, use SendInput instead.

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