[RESOLVED] Mouse Click using vb.net

[uniquegodwin]

Hello..
Can someone tell me how can I trigger mouse click event whenever I want at any position on the screen where the mouse pointer is?
Thanks

[grilkip]

On the sceen or on your app's window?

[uniquegodwin]

Not on my apps window...On screeen...anywhere on the screen ...startmenu anywhere (that includes apps window too)

[jmcilhinney]

You just use the Shared Cursor.Position property.

[MrPolite]

from all api
Declare Sub mouse_event Lib "user32" Alias "mouse_event" (ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dx As Long, ByVal dy As Long, ByVal cButtons As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)

change long to integer, and look it up online for examples

[jmcilhinney]

You just use the Shared Cursor.Position property.

Forget I said that. D*mn, must read questions properly before posting.

[MrPolite]

Forget I said that. D*mn, must read questions properly before posting.

I do that all the time

[uniquegodwin]

ok,how do I change this c# statement into vb.net?

public enum MouseEventFlags
  {
    LEFTDOWNE  = 0x00000002,
    LEFTUP     = 0x00000004,
    MIDDLEDOWN = 0x00000020,
    MIDDLEUP   = 0x00000040,
    MOVE       = 0x00000001,
    ABSOLUTE   = 0x00008000,
    RIGHTDOWN  = 0x00000008,
    RIGHTUP    = 0x00000010
  }

It gives me an error if I simply put it like

Public Enum MouseEventFlags
        LEFTDOWNE  = (0x00000002)
    LEFTUP     = 0x00000004
    MIDDLEDOWN = 0x00000020
    MIDDLEUP   = 0x00000040
    MOVE       = 0x00000001
    ABSOLUTE   = 0x00008000
    RIGHTDOWN  = 0x00000008
    RIGHTUP    = 0x00000010
    End Enum

I have the c# code sample for that API...im trying to convert it to vb.net..and this enum also is used there for it

[uniquegodwin]

vb.net says it expects end of statement..Thats the error its giving for that enum..What should I do?

[uniquegodwin]

oops,I guess u told me to look at allapi.net...i was wondering what u meant by "from all api" first.
now i got it...Ill check there now..I saw this from pinvoke.net

[uniquegodwin]

Nevermind,I got it...
Thank You Mr.Polite,you did something so so so so Great...You saved my life by letting me know about that API.
Thank you Jm too...This method which you told me is the one I was just using...I found it just 2 days back from a code sample...You still tried to help too and have helped me in many things before Thanks

[uniquegodwin]

Hello people...
here is an example...Hope it helps someone

Declare Sub mouse_event Lib "user32" Alias "mouse_event" (ByVal dwFlags As Integer, ByVal dx As Integer, ByVal dy As Integer, ByVal cButtons As Integer, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Integer)
       Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE = &H8000 ' absolute move
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN = &H2 ' left button down
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP = &H4 ' left button up
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE = &H1 ' mouse move
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN = &H20
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP = &H40
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN = &H8
    Private Const MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP = &H10
 
    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
        mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 1)
    End Sub

Ive set a timer to keep the mousedown...
but now,Im in need of something else too...capturing the mouse event apart from clicking it...fine,Ill start a new thread for that...I wonder if theres a way to do that without APIs

[MrPolite]

nicely done

remove the extra constants though lol, they don;t seem to be used

[MrPolite]

umm I'm looking at this page about this on MSDN,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ouse_event.asp

it says This function has been superseded. Use SendInput instead.
I don't know what, if any, problems might occur if you stick with this function, but apparently using SendInput is the more correct way

[virtual_manu]

but,this mouse event function works so perrrfecttt..theres no problem at all...but,very easy to make an annoying autoclick program with it by putting it in a timer.. maybe thats why they brought something better...i dont know,but this one works soo perfect and mouse buttons left right and middle can all be controlled smoothly including all their events up,down,etc.I think sendkeys doesnt have so much control over the mouse