[RESOLVED] Automating mouse clicks (but that one's for the gurus)

[Krass]

This is the code I use to simulate a mouse click within my VB app:

Declare Sub mouse_event Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dx As Long, ByVal dy As Long, ByVal cButtons As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)

mouse_event MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE Or MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE, 16000, 38000, 0, 0
mouse_event MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0
mouse_event MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, 0, 0, 0, 0

This works great to click wherever I want on the screen, and I've been using this solutions for years now. The problem is that if I minimize my application, it will, obviously, keep on clicking on my desktop!

I've searched the forums here and I couldn't find a solution to this. I am actually pretty pessimistic as to if it can be done in any way.

I'd like my app to do the mouse clicks & moves in background, allowing me to use the computer at the same time without affecting my mouse. In other words, the mouse clicks & moves are executed on an app that DOESN'T have the focus.

Also, in case it helps, all those mouse clicks & moves are to be executed on a WebBrowser control within my VB app. So if the fact that I only need this through the WebBrowser brings up some other possible solutions, please let me know. (Note that I am familiar with clicking links or dealing with elements within the WebBrowser - that won't help in that case).

I'll have to use such a solution in many different situations, but a good example would be to 'cheat' a flash game and prank one of my friend.

Thanks in advance to all of you VB lords/gurus.