How do you write a program that controls other Windows applications like the old Windows Recorder used to? i.e. how does a program trap keystrokes before they get to a Windows application (like Word or Excel) and how can a program send keystrokes to other Windows applications (like Word or Excel)? (I program mainly in C/C++.) Is it a Windows thing or a Bios thing? Anyone know about books on the subject?

Basically what you need to do is first get a handle to the window (Using FindWindow() and other similar functions) from that point you need to get the messages that the other application is getting.
I''m not sure exactly how to do it since I''ve never tried . (Maybe with GetMessage()?)



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