Coding to interact with other programs??

Iceickle · 25th February 2008, 9:43 PM

I've done a little searching, but since I don't really know what I'm looking for it's a tad hard. Basically i'd like to create a program which can interact directly with other software, probably in C++ (although Java would be OK).

So instead of 'emulating' a user using something like Autoit, it would be a much more robust solution capable of controlling a program directly. This sounds dodgy (my intentions are not) but i'm not looking for any handouts, just a few keywords for google to get me started. Cheers!

Bradzac · 25th February 2008, 10:00 PM

http://hyper.sunjapan.com.cn/~hz/win32/hooks32.htm

??? (I'm not sure what you are trying to acomplish)

Iceickle · 25th February 2008, 10:17 PM

No worries, i think you have me on the right track.

Bradzac · 25th February 2008, 10:18 PM

related: http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/syst...icle.php/c5667

breech · 25th February 2008, 10:51 PM

skip autoit & try autohotkey. same thing but better, uses the same commands and some.

Iceickle · 26th February 2008, 10:54 AM

The main issue with those programs is that getting input from the other peice of software is difficult... bad memories of creating OCR code for autoit

Señor Codeman · 29th February 2008, 5:54 PM

What kind of input do you need?

MasterD1me · 2nd March 2008, 8:14 AM

Guys at work use http://www.ranorex.com/ for automation test.
A free version is available for home use and seems very powerful (C++, .Net)!

May help?

25th February 2008, 9:43 PM	#1
Iceickle Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wollongong Posts: 965	Coding to interact with other programs?? I've done a little searching, but since I don't really know what I'm looking for it's a tad hard. Basically i'd like to create a program which can interact directly with other software, probably in C++ (although Java would be OK). So instead of 'emulating' a user using something like Autoit, it would be a much more robust solution capable of controlling a program directly. This sounds dodgy (my intentions are not) but i'm not looking for any handouts, just a few keywords for google to get me started. Cheers!

25th February 2008, 10:00 PM	#2
Bradzac Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 900	http://hyper.sunjapan.com.cn/~hz/win32/hooks32.htm ??? (I'm not sure what you are trying to acomplish) Last edited by Bradzac; 25th February 2008 at 10:02 PM.

29th February 2008, 5:54 PM	#7
Señor Codeman Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: all kinds of places Posts: 407	What kind of input do you need? __________________ home: MacBook Pro 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, 320gb hdd, 8600M GT 256mb work: Alienware m15x 2.5ghz, 4gb ram, 200gb hdd, 8800M GTX 512mb Trades: onoff, paThetic, XTRO, waratt

2nd March 2008, 8:14 AM	#8
MasterD1me Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 87	Guys at work use http://www.ranorex.com/ for automation test. A free version is available for home use and seems very powerful (C++, .Net)! May help? __________________ There's no justice. There's just us.

25th February 2008, 10:17 PM	#3
Iceickle Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wollongong Posts: 965	No worries, i think you have me on the right track.

25th February 2008, 10:18 PM	#4
Bradzac Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 900	related: http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/W-P/syst...icle.php/c5667

25th February 2008, 10:51 PM	#5
breech Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Syd Posts: 1,448	skip autoit & try autohotkey. same thing but better, uses the same commands and some.

26th February 2008, 10:54 AM	#6
Iceickle Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Wollongong Posts: 965	The main issue with those programs is that getting input from the other peice of software is difficult... bad memories of creating OCR code for autoit