Thread: Getting a program run everywhere.

So, at this point I have

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <wininet.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <conio.h>





int main()
{

	
 int c;
 FILE *fp;
	
   

   if ((fp = fopen("C:\\Documents and Settings\\Famliy\\Desktop\\loggerkey.txt", "wb")) == NULL)
   {
	   printf("Cannot open file for writing");
	   exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   } 


  while ((c = getch()) != '~')
   {
	  putchar(c);
	  fputc(c, fp);
   }
   fclose(fp);

   return 0;
} // main

The problem is, the logger stops loggin after another program is clicked. So say if I ran the program, then internet explorer, whatever I type in the address bar of internet explorerer is not logged. Is there any input/output stream function that can deal with this?

You are probably on Windows making a keylogger. Whatever. Some google buzzwords to get you started.

http://www.google.com/search?hs=CKn&...ks&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?client=...=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hs=7Kn&...Ex&btnG=Search

Hooks reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...wing/hooks.asp

Thank You, I'll look into hooks. From what I am reading, when a hook is running, does that mean that the whatever is hooked is hooked to the program running?

I understand, what you mean lucky, however, the whole procedure is complicated. I am only a beginner, I still don't understand exactly what to do get theses keyboard messges to my application. Lots of the functions for hooks are defined under things I have never seen before. Is there any simple way to implement a keyboard hook, at least so that a beginner can understand?

What language are you writing? iostream.h is not a valid header in any language I know of, and certinaly not in C. I'm also confused as to what the topic has to do with the program? What does logging keys have to do with getting a program to run everywhere?

Well technically systemwide hooks are a form of DLL injection which is injected into every single running process to resolve to your filter function. So, in some way, your program is running in every single programs process space (assuming this isn't WH_KEYBOARD_LL, which works somewhat differently). I should learn DLL injection better, pretty cool stuffs.