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  • hurricane_number_one@yahoo.com
    #1

    How to perform a control click?

    I tried this but it doesn't work

    keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
    mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
    mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
    keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)

    Any idea how to do this?
    Tags: vk_control
    • rowe_newsgroups
      #2
      Re: How to perform a control click?

      On Nov 19, 1:27 am, "hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co m"
      <hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co mwrote:
      I tried this but it doesn't work
      >
      keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
      mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
      mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
      keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)
      >
      Any idea how to do this?
      Are you trying to click one of your applications controls or something
      else?

      Thanks,

      Seth Rowe [MVP]
      Microsoft
      http://sethrowe.blogspot.com/

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        • Phill W.
          #3
          Re: How to perform a control click?

          hurricane_numbe r_one@yahoo.com wrote:
          I tried this but it doesn't work
          >
          keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
          mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
          mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
          keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)
          If it's a control in your own application, use

          [<control>].PerformClick()

          It has all the same restrictions as clicking it interactively - the
          control has to be visible and enabled (as do all of its parent controls).

          If it's a /different/ application, are you running Vista?
          That puts some fairly rigid barriers between types of application,
          preventing them from doing just this sort of thing.
          Any idea how to do this?
          No, but then I'm not familiar with these particular functions.
          Take a step back; what is the end /result/ you're trying to achieve?

          HTH,
          Phill W.

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            • hurricane_number_one@yahoo.com
              #4
              Re: How to perform a control click?

              It's another program, this acts like a remote access app. I have no
              problem with the clicks, but adding any modifiers don't do anything.
              It must be possible, otherwise how would programs like VNC do it?

              On Nov 19, 8:25 am, "Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r...@-o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k>
              wrote:
              hurricane_numbe r_...@yahoo.com wrote:
              I tried this but it doesn't work
              >
              keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
              mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
              mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
              keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)
              >
              If it's a control in your own application, use
              >
              [<control>].PerformClick()
              >
              It has all the same restrictions as clicking it interactively - the
              control has to be visible and enabled (as do all of its parent controls).
              >
              If it's a /different/ application, are you running Vista?
              That puts some fairly rigid barriers between types of application,
              preventing them from doing just this sort of thing.
              >
              Any idea how to do this?
              >
              No, but then I'm not familiar with these particular functions.
              Take a step back; what is the end /result/ you're trying to achieve?
              >
              HTH,
                  Phill  W.

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                • kimiraikkonen
                  #5
                  Re: How to perform a control click?

                  On Nov 19, 4:39 pm, "hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co m"
                  <hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co mwrote:
                  It's another program, this acts like a remote access app. I have no
                  problem with the clicks, but adding any modifiers don't do anything.
                  It must be possible, otherwise how would programs like VNC do it?
                  >
                  On Nov 19, 8:25 am, "Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r...@-o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k>
                  wrote:
                  >
                  hurricane_numbe r_...@yahoo.com wrote:
                  I tried this but it doesn't work
                  >
                  keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
                  mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
                  mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
                  keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)
                  >
                  If it's a control in your own application, use
                  >
                  [<control>].PerformClick()
                  >
                  It has all the same restrictions as clicking it interactively - the
                  control has to be visible and enabled (as do all of its parent controls).
                  >
                  If it's a /different/ application, are you running Vista?
                  That puts some fairly rigid barriers between types of application,
                  preventing them from doing just this sort of thing.
                  >
                  Any idea how to do this?
                  >
                  No, but then I'm not familiar with these particular functions.
                  Take a step back; what is the end /result/ you're trying to achieve?
                  >
                  HTH,
                      Phill  W.
                  Hi,
                  If your VNC program accepts an action with modifier key combination
                  when it's first activated (got focus), just like on normal usage, you
                  can automate it using SendKeys.Send method based on that approach:

                  For example, send a CTRL+UP message
                  ' First activate the VNC application
                  ' You can pass its process ID
                  ' or its title string
                  AppActivate("We lcome to VNC")

                  ' Send CTRL+UP using CTRL modifier
                  SendKeys.Send(" ^{UP}")

                  ....where caret (^) is your modifier, in that case, control key.

                  For more keys:
                  SendKeys Method
                  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83(VS.85).aspx


                  Hope that approach makes some sense,

                  Onur Güzel

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                    • hurricane_number_one@yahoo.com
                      #6
                      Re: How to perform a control click?

                      I can do keys with modifiers. I'm looking to do a mouse click with
                      modifiers.


                      On Nov 19, 11:25 am, kimiraikkonen <kimiraikkone.. .@gmail.comwrot e:
                      On Nov 19, 4:39 pm, "hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co m"
                      >
                      >
                      >
                      <hurricane_numb er_...@yahoo.co mwrote:
                      It's another program, this acts like a remote access app. I have no
                      problem with the clicks, but adding any modifiers don't do anything.
                      It must be possible, otherwise how would programs like VNC do it?
                      >
                      On Nov 19, 8:25 am, "Phill W." <p-.-a-.-w-a-r...@-o-p-e-n-.-a-c-.-u-k>
                      wrote:
                      >
                      hurricane_numbe r_...@yahoo.com wrote:
                      I tried this but it doesn't work
                      >
                      keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
                      mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTDO WN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
                      mouse_event(MOU SEEVENTF_LEFTUP , 0, 0, 0, 0)
                      keybd_event(VK_ CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP , 0)
                      >
                      If it's a control in your own application, use
                      >
                      [<control>].PerformClick()
                      >
                      It has all the same restrictions as clicking it interactively - the
                      control has to be visible and enabled (as do all of its parent controls).
                      >
                      If it's a /different/ application, are you running Vista?
                      That puts some fairly rigid barriers between types of application,
                      preventing them from doing just this sort of thing.
                      >
                      Any idea how to do this?
                      >
                      No, but then I'm not familiar with these particular functions.
                      Take a step back; what is the end /result/ you're trying to achieve?
                      >
                      HTH,
                          Phill  W.
                      >
                      Hi,
                      If your VNC program accepts an action with modifier key combination
                      when it's first activated (got focus), just like on normal usage, you
                      can automate it using SendKeys.Send method based on that approach:
                      >
                      For example, send a CTRL+UP message
                      ' First activate the VNC application
                      ' You can pass its process ID
                      ' or its title string
                      AppActivate("We lcome to VNC")
                      >
                      ' Send CTRL+UP using CTRL modifier
                      SendKeys.Send(" ^{UP}")
                      >
                      ...where caret (^) is your modifier, in that case, control key.
                      >
                      For more keys:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...83(VS.85).aspx
                      >
                      Hope that approach makes some sense,
                      >
                      Onur Güzel

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                        • Andrew Morton
                          #7
                          Re: How to perform a control click?

                          hurricane_numbe r_one@yahoo.com wrote:
                          Turns out, my code actually does work, just not in Firefox, which is
                          the program I was testing it with and the one I was hopefully aiming
                          to get this working for. I tried this in other browsers and it works
                          fine. I also tried your suggestion, and it performs a doubleclick but
                          doesn't do anything different than before. Any idea why this wouldn't
                          work in Firefox only?
                          It could be that FF thinks something else is in focus (like a blank area).
                          What if you manually click on the element in question before running your
                          code?

                          Andrew


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