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From: Tristan
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 03:16

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"Eric" <justusenetplease@nospam4me.com> wrote in message news:<1058825242.740685@halkan.kabelfoon.nl>...
> Hello,
> 
> How difficult is it to write an interface for my program to control another
> application?

Not very. There are a few things you can try. 

> IE a piece of code that catches other programs' text and graphical output
> and converts that to a workable format for my core program?
> I intend to write a bot for an Internet game which uses a client stored on
> my PC. However, I don't really have much experience with the Win32 API and
> would really appreciate some hints and pointers (no pun intended) to get me
> started.

Then do a search on WM_COPYDATA . It's a windows message you can use
to transfer data between applications.

> I already received some good help in response to my earlier post, but I'm
> looking for as many approaches possible to help me better understand the
> whole problem.
> 

Well I'm a firm beleiver in DIY. Look up how to pass data from app to
app using the WM_COPYDATA message. If you're feeling brave, once
WM_COPYDATA is a peice of cake for you, then lookup how to synchronize
processes using mutexes.

> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Eric

Well I know code samples kick ass .. but if you search for WM_COPYDATA
, you'll find what you need.

Tristan

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