Windows API

[OvErRiDe158]

Ok guys,
I used PAT or JK's API SPY 51.exe as an API spy. I then checked the option to generate the code that clicks the button I release the cursor on. The code generated is supposed to click the play button on winamp from my visual basic application. It generated this

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim winampvx As Long
winampvx = FindWindow("winamp v1.x", vbNullString)
Call SendMessageLong(winampvx, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0&, 0&)
Call SendMessageLong(winampvx, WM_LBUTTONUP, 0&, 0&)
End Sub

But see... FindWindow isnt declared nor is SendMessageLong. I believe I need a module for this? What do I need to make this work? I'm sorry for the bad explanation I don't know how else to put it. Thanks for the help in advance.

[manavo11]

Put in a module :

Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

[OvErRiDe158]

Ok that didnt work... SendMessageLong still wasnt declared so i changed

Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

to

Declare Function SendMessageLong Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

And then i stopped getting errors, but it didnt work at all!!!

[manavo11]

Looking at the code, I see that it probably won't work since you would have to do a FindWindowEx to get the hwnd of the button. Now you are simulating a click on the main window of WinAmp, not the button on it. Try searching here for something similar...

[Insane_Magician]

Well when u call

Call SendMessageLong(winampvx, WM_LBUTTONDOWN, 0&, 0&)

That's a generic mouse button down, you do not specify where it happens, so the code wont work unless you pass the point where the left mouse button was clicked. I could never figure out how to do that but that's the reason the code wont click your button.

NOW if u got the direct handle of the button you want to click this code would work, and is what i'd suggest doing.

[manavo11]

Originally posted by Insane_Magician
NOW if u got the direct handle of the button you want to click this code would work, and is what i'd suggest doing.

Funny... I just tried the API Spy and it doesn't give you a seperate handle for the buttons...

[BuggyProgrammer]

You can use certain wm_command calls to control winamp and get info from it:

http://www.scottandmichelle.net/scot...mv?codenum=009

http://www.byalexv.co.uk/WinampControl.bas