[2008] Api Wm_settext

[RedGunner]

Public Class Form1
    Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32.dll" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Int32
    Public Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32.dll" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Int32, ByVal hWnd2 As Int32, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Int32
    Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Int32, ByVal wMsg As Int32, ByVal wParam As Int32, ByVal lParam As String) As Int32
    Public Const WM_SETTEXT As Int32 = &HC

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSEND.Click

        Dim hWnd As Int32 = FindWindow("#32770", vbNullString)
        If hWnd > 0 Then

            Dim hWndChild As Int32 = FindWindowEx(hWnd, 0, "ATL:00B4C870", vbNullString)

            If hWndChild > 0 Then
                MsgBox("Found!") ' Check to see if it is working
                Dim strText As String = textbox1.Text
                SendMessage(hWndChild, WM_SETTEXT, 0, strText)
            End If
        End If
    End Sub

End Class

This is working fine for, however my question is now... how do I make it press a button.

http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=btnqa6.jpg

Above is the properties of the button.

Thanks guys!!

[Fazi]

I assume your question is how do i click a button using sendMessage

there are two ways,
1. Sending WM_LBUTTON Down
2. Sending a BM_CLICK

SendMessage(buttonHnd, BM_CLICK, 0,0)

[RedGunner]

What if I want to click a popup menu and select something on it... what would that use?

[Edgemeal]

I assume your question is how do i click a button using sendMessage

there are two ways,
1. Sending WM_LBUTTON Down
2. Sending a BM_CLICK

SendMessage(buttonHnd, BM_CLICK, 0,0)

Fazi, if the Button you want to click is already selected (the default) that code alone won't actually click the button but will only highlight it.

To test, lets say one VB program launches this,
rsp = MsgBox("Copy all files?", vbYesNo + vbDefaultButton1, "Copy All?")

Now in the other VB program tell it to click the "Yes" button (which is the selected/default) , notice the button will only get highlighted and not clicked!

Here's the fix,

SendMessage buttonHnd, WM_ACTIVATE, WA_ACTIVE, 0
SendMessage buttonHnd, BM_CLICK, 0, 0

hope that helps someone, it drove me nuts for a long time.

[Fazi]

Thanks Edgemel for the useful tips,

i got very useful informations from your last few post in various threads. but i cold not rate you coz "Spread some points to some one else before give it to edgemel" it says.

Need to find a JS code to unlock this limitation

[forcumang]

RedGunner, thanks for your post, helped me a bit.

Are there any wMsg parameters for appending text to the hWnd?

[dee-u]

RedGunner, thanks for your post, helped me a bit.

Are there any wMsg parameters for appending text to the hWnd?

forcumang, it would be better if you will start a thread of yours so the responses would be directed to you. I am not sure about appending but I using WM_GETTEXT to get the current text should be one option, after you have received the current text then you could just append a text to it then use WM_SETTEXT.

[forcumang]

forcumang, it would be better if you will start a thread of yours so the responses would be directed to you. I am not sure about appending but I using WM_GETTEXT to get the current text should be one option, after you have received the current text then you could just append a text to it then use WM_SETTEXT.

perfect, thanks