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Re: Send Characters to other app's "EditBox"

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From: Liem Tjien Sian
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:05
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Hi Guys,

Thanks for the responses.
Actually I have found the solution to reroute COM to keyboard from other milis.
Basically I read the comport and synthesize a keystroke by using keybd_event API function.


Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote:
>"Timothy H. Buchman" <tbuchmanREMOVE(at)PLEASEcitycenter D O To r  g>
>wrote:
>
>>It sounds like both his app and the DOS box are running on the same 
>>PC.  Is that correct?  That would make the wedge especially hard to 
>>work right, if the console app does not have focus, don't you think? 
>
>I don't follow you?
>Typically, you are using the DOS program, and swiping instead of
>typing.  I think that makes it especially easy, not hard.
>Run the DOS app full screen, and you don't loose focus (without it
>being obvious).
>
>>Certainly using two PCs would make it easier.
>
>How would that be?
>How does using someone else's com port make it easier than using your
>own?
>
>
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