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  1. Jun 17th, 2005, 05:33 PM #1
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    Click a button in another app

    Hi to all,

    How was it done in VB.Net to click a buuton of another application? The external application has no keyboard shortcut.

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. Jun 17th, 2005, 05:56 PM #2
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    Re: Click a button in another app

    If you search for this it has been asked many times (I have seen VB 6 code for this). You should find plenty of examples in the API forum. It shouldn't be hard to convert it to .Net.


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  3. Jul 8th, 2005, 01:50 PM #3
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    Re: Click a button in another app

    Perhaps you could use sendkeys to sene a spacebar. That presses a button. you might have to use Tab to select the button first. And don't forget to select the other app.
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  4. Jul 8th, 2005, 01:59 PM #4
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    Re: Click a button in another app

    You could use the APIs like manavo11 said, it would just be unmanaged code in .net but should be ok. Lookup FindWindow,
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  6. Jul 9th, 2005, 06:59 PM #5
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    Re: Click a button in another app

    Thanks Guys especiallly to johnmon2. I didn't know that spacebar would simulate a click in the keyboard ;-)

    Milliuon thanks guys.
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