clicking buttons in other apps

**SteveCRM** · Jul 5th, 2002, 11:05 AM

search didn't come up with anything useful...

I have the handle of a button in another app...how do I send a message to click it?

**nabeels786** · Jul 5th, 2002, 11:09 AM

maybe you can do a SendMessage to the handle with the WM_CLICK message

**SteveCRM** · Jul 5th, 2002, 11:13 AM

oh thanks....totally forgot about the WM_CLICK message

thanks

**SteveCRM** · Jul 6th, 2002, 12:24 AM

i think i forgot about it because VC++ says it doesn't exist

help?

**abdul** · Jul 6th, 2002, 02:06 AM

It's WM_LBUTTONDOWN and then WM_LBUTTONUP OR just BM_CLICK.

**SteveCRM** · Jul 6th, 2002, 09:30 AM

you're the man hehe

thanks!

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