interfacing - very very hard!

[HAVocINCARNATE29]

ok here is code (i think Matthew Gates gave it to me)
This code works with aim and gets the conversation. i need to make it able to work with icq too (and other messaging apps)

Private Declare Function GetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" () As Long


Private Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib "user32" Alias _
"GetWindowTextLengthA" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowTextA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long



Private Sub Timer1_Timer()


Dim aimimessage As Long, wndateclass As Long, ateclass As Long
aimimessage = FindWindow(vbNullString, GetActiveWindowTitle(True))
wndateclass = FindWindowEx(aimimessage, 0&, "wndate32class", vbNullString) 'aim window
ateclass = FindWindowEx(wndateclass, 0&, "ate32class", vbNullString) 'aim top textbox
Dim TheText As String, TL As Long
TL = SendMessageLong(ateclass, WM_GETTEXTLENGTH, 0&, 0&
TheText = String(TL + 1, " ")
Call SendMessageByString(ateclass, WM_GETTEXT, TL + 1, TheText) 'aim text box
TheText = Left(TheText, TL)
Text1.Text = TheText
End Sub

i think to get this to work i need to replace "ate32class" and "wndate32class" (not their varaibles but the values in quotes)

they are aims classes but how do i replace them with the classes of whichever is open?

one more thing: when i try to get aims class it always comes up with "AIM_imessage" not ever "ate32class" or "wndate32class". what do i need to do to get these different classes.

thanks for looking at this thread and thanks in advance for any responces!

You have to get them manually. Here is a good API/Windows Spy you can use. Just download the list of stuff he provides and click options and change the list to Get window's text. Than you just click the X on top and drag the picture over the window you want to get and it'll give you the code you need. Hope that helps.