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    Setting Mouse Position with SetCursorPos

    I am attempting to set the position of the mouse to set coords in another window. I have been able to set the position by using SetCursorPos but for some reason I cannot get it to set the position in the other window. I am pretty sure I need to set the window by using the ClietToScreen() yet I am not able to get it to work. I am using the following code

    Code:
        Private Declare Function ClientToScreen Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, _
        ByVal lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Integer
    
        Private Declare Function SetCursorPos Lib "user32" (ByVal x As Integer, _
            ByVal y As Integer) As Integer
    
        Private Structure POINTAPI
            Dim X As Long
            Dim Y As Long
        End Structure
    Code:
            Dim pt As POINTAPI
    
            pt.X = txtX.Text
            pt.Y = txtY.Text
            ClientToScreen(myHandle, pt)
            SetCursorPos(pt.X, pt.Y)
    I have also tried varriations of this:
    Code:
            Dim pt As POINTAPI
    
            ClientToScreen(myHandle, pt)
            pt.X = pt.X + txtX.Text
            pt.Y = pt.Y + txtY.Text
            SetCursorPos(pt.X, pt.Y)

    I have the correct handle for the window (tried both as Integer and IntPtr) when I try the program with out the ClientToScreen function the mouse is moved to the coords based on my desktop, not on the window whos handle I pass. If I use the Integer or IntPtr it erros out with (Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an object)

    Any help would be appreciated,
    Patrick
    Last edited by SoonerToucan; Jun 18th, 2004 at 06:15 PM.

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