Using keybd_event

Hello, im currently using keybd_event...

I want it to send it to a specific window. Like a macro program


So far I have it sending keys to whatever window is on top, thats cool and all and it works, which matters to me a lot.

But with keybd_event can I set it to a specific window?

EXAMPLE of Presenet:

I have my consule application running

Code:

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#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
 

  int main(void)
  {
          int end_program;
          int i;

          while(i<1000)
                  i++;

          i = 0;
                keybd_event(VK_TAB,
                    0x45,
                    KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0,
                    0 );
          while(i<5) {
      keybd_event(66,
                    0x45,
                    KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0,
                    0 );
          keybd_event( 66,
                      0x45,
                      KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,
                      0);
          i++;
          }
                keybd_event(VK_RETURN,
                    0x45,
                    KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0,
                    0 );

        scanf("%d",&end_program);

        if (end_program == 1)
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;

  }

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Pretty simple, NOW when i run it whatever window is on top gets the keys sent to it

How do I make it so any window can be on top, yet it will send the keys to a specific application?


BOT77

Keyboard input is handled by whichever window has the focus. SetForegroundWindow may help but you'd still need the handle of the target window to do this.

Looks like keybd_event has been superseded by SendInput for win2k/xp.

So what would be a better way of doing this?

FindWindow then sendmessage to send keys to it?

Try out Win32 Hooks

gg