Writing an Application to drive another application

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From: Andrew Crutchlow
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 00:00

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Anyone know how to write an application to drive another application e.g.
click buttons, move focus, enter text into text fields etc...given that the
other application does not have a published api and is not an automation
server etc...it is just any old windows application with a gui and the
object of the exercise is to simulate the user driving it thru keyboard and
mouse. I'm sure it possible - I've seen testing software and voice
reconition software that does it.

Is this what winsight is for - to find that names of the window objects to
send messages to?

I just need a few pointers as to where to begin my research/reading
prototyping.

Thanks.
Andy Crutchlow
andy@gbnet.org

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From: "Andrew Crutchlow" <ygf28@dial.pipex.com>
Subject: Writing an Application to drive another application
Date: 1999/04/01
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