How to run a console app without console or emulate a button click?

[mikezang]

I have a c# application with a console window, the application will start to download data after I click download button.

I hope that I can use it to download data directly, I mean, when I run it, the app will start to download before I click download button, what can I do?

[Plater]

Put the code that runs in the button click into the load function of the form, or in the main() function if you don't need the form?

[mikezang]

I don't care the form, but if there is no source, can I get what I want?

[Plater]

You would need to write software to interact with it then

[mikezang]

Is there the simplest way to do this? for example, use vbs?

Can you give some advise?

[Plater]

Look up the SendKeys API, or write your orn program that does whatever that program does.

[tlhintoq]

I have a c# application with a console window, the application will start to download data after I click download button

Let me guess... This is a windows forms application, that you then changed to a console application - so you could have a console window. Right?

I don't care the form, but if there is no source, can I get what I want?

What does that even mean? 'I don't care the form' We can't help you if you can't form a sentence that describes your situation or problem.

If you have a form with a button then you can call the button code after the form loads. In the form1_load(objec t sender, eventargs e) method, call your button_click method

but if there is no source?

Are you working on your own project/code? Or are you trying to find a way to manipulate some other program that you didn't write and you don't have the code for?

[mikezang]

Hi, tlhintoq

Thanks for your message, sorry for my poor English:(

In fact, I talked about a open source program protra, It is a window app made by VS2008.

I hope someone can help me to modify and compile it for me because I don't have VS2008 environment.

Can you help me?

[Plater]

I believe microsoft has a free version like "developer studio express" or something?