Thread: sendinput()

Instead of sending 3 events of this in 3 separate sendinput() , I am trying to create an array of INPUT and use sendinput only once, as described here:
SendInput function (Windows)

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <windows.h>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;


void main()
{
	Sleep(3000);


	INPUT input[3];


	input[0].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
	input[0].mi.dx = 0;
	input[0].mi.dy = 0;
	input[0].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN;
	input[0].mi.time = 10;
	
	input[1].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
	input[1].mi.dx = 100;
	input[1].mi.dy = 0;
	input[1].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE;
	input[1].mi.time = 10;


	input[2].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
	input[2].mi.dx = 0;
	input[2].mi.dy = 0;
	input[2].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP;
	input[2].mi.time = 0;


	SendInput(3, &input, sizeof(input));




	return;
}

But I am getting this error:

argument of type "INPUT (*)[3]" is incompatible with parameter of type "LPINPUT"

How do I construct the array properly?

thx!

Code:

SendInput(3, input, sizeof(INPUT));

?
If that doesn't work, perhaps this will...

Code:

SendInput(3, (LPINPUT)input, sizeof(INPUT));

for some reason the screen goes dark when I run this, and I can't figure out what it is!
Is it a screensaver?

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <windows.h>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;


void main()
{
	Sleep(1000);


	INPUT input;


	input.mi.dx = 1000;
	input.mi.dy = 500;
	input.mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE;
	input.type = INPUT_MOUSE;


	SendInput(1, &input, sizeof(input));




	cout << "done" << endl;


	Sleep(1000);






	return;
}

I got mouse move to work but not mouse click

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <windows.h>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;


void main()
{
	Sleep(4000);


	INPUT input[2];


	input[0].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
	input[0].mi.dx = 0;
	input[0].mi.dy = 0;
	input[0].mi.mouseData = 0;
	input[0].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN;
	input[0].mi.time = 0;
	input[0].mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo();


	input[1].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
	input[1].mi.dx = 0;
	input[1].mi.dy = 0;
	input[1].mi.mouseData = 0;
	input[1].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP;
	input[1].mi.time = 0;
	input[1].mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo();
	
	SendInput(2, input, sizeof(input));


	cout << "done" << endl;
	Sleep(1000);
	return;
}

Originally Posted by Salem

MOUSEINPUT structure (Windows)
The MOUSEINPUT structure contains more members than you're assigning.
The manual makes it quite clear some of these fields need to be zero (or otherwise valid data), but you're leaving them with garbage.

thanks

This code runs fine, but it's because I pass only one mouse event to sendinput? There is a & needed for &input to sendinput()

Here, I passed only one INPUT structure to it, I think that's how it works when there is no array.

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <windows.h>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;


void main()
{
    Sleep(4000);


    INPUT input;


    input.type = INPUT_MOUSE;
    input.mi.dx = 200;
    input.mi.dy = 0;
    input.mi.mouseData = 0;
    input.mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE;
    input.mi.time = 0;
    input.mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo();


    SendInput(1, &input, sizeof(input));


    cout << "done" << endl;
    Sleep(1000);
    return;
}

However, when I declare a LPINPUT , this code compiles, but would crash when its run. The error message says input is used without being declared first. I have no clue how what that means.

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <windows.h>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;


void main()
{
    Sleep(4000);


    LPINPUT input;


    input[0].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
    input[0].mi.dx = 0;
    input[0].mi.dy = 0;
    input[0].mi.mouseData = 0;
    input[0].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN;
    input[0].mi.time = 0;
    input[0].mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo();


    input[1].type = INPUT_MOUSE;
    input[1].mi.dx = 0;
    input[1].mi.dy = 0;
    input[1].mi.mouseData = 0;
    input[1].mi.dwFlags = MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP;
    input[1].mi.time = 0;
    input[1].mi.dwExtraInfo = GetMessageExtraInfo();


    SendInput(2, input, sizeof(input));


    cout << "done" << endl;
    Sleep(1000);
    return;
}

All I am trying to do is to pack multiple mouse events into one sendinput call.

thx all

i see i see, thanks