launch the programme, move the mouse to a certain position, click,
enter some keyboard strokes, press enter, then move the mouse, click
again.
This is a difficult task.
To launch the program, use Process.Start
Instead of running minimized, I think you should try repositioning it
offscreen. I'd try interop with the win32 function SetWindowPosition,
but maybe there's a way to do it in .net. This function can also hide
it. But some applications might behave differently if they're
hidden/minimized, which is why that might not work. Another way to
hide it from the taskbar is win32 function GetWindowLong(GWL_EXSTYLE)
to give it WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW.
To find its window, I've used interop with the win32 function
"FindWindow". And I've used this to navigate down to the appropriate
dialogs/windows.
To enter keyboard strokes and click buttons, it's nicer instead if you
post the appropriate messages direct to the controls. To learn which
messages to send where, you should read a lot of MSDN about common
controls and their messages, eg. BN_CLICKED and EM_SETTEXT and so on.
There's a lot of reading for you to do. I don't know the .net calls
for sending messages to a window. You could use interop with
PostMessage.
Otherwise, if those aren't working, you can spoof mouse movement and
keyboard strokes at a lower level. This is a worse solution, more
clunky, so avoid it if possible. Here's some example code to get you
started.
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayout(System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct MOUSEINPUT
{ public static MOUSEINPUT Zero()
{ MOUSEINPUT mi;
mi.type1=INPUT_MOUSE;mi.dx1=0;mi.dy1=0;mi.mouseData1=0;mi.dwFlags1=0;mi.time1=0;mi.dwExtraInfo1=IntPtr.Zero;
mi.type2=INPUT_MOUSE;mi.dx2=0;mi.dy2=0;mi.mouseData2=0;mi.dwFlags2=0;mi.time2=0;mi.dwExtraInfo2=IntPtr.Zero;
return mi;
}
public int Size() {return (int)Count()*28;}
public UInt32 Count() {if (dwFlags2!=0) return 2; else if
(dwFlags1!=0) return 1; else return 0;}
public Int32 type1, dx1,dy1, mouseData1, dwFlags1, time1; public
IntPtr dwExtraInfo1;
public Int32 type2, dx2,dy2, mouseData2, dwFlags2, time2; public
IntPtr dwExtraInfo2;
}
const Int32 INPUT_MOUSE=0;
const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN=0x0002;
const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP = 0x0004;
const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE = 0x8000;
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern UInt32 SendInput(UInt32 nInputs, ref MOUSEINPUT
pInputs, Int32 cbSize);
public Form1()
{ InitializeComponent();
}
private void button2_Click(object sender,EventArgs e)
{ MessageBox.Show("click2");
}
int state=1;
private void button1_Click(object sender,EventArgs e)
{ state=1;
}
private void timer1_Tick(object sender,EventArgs e)
{ if (state==0) return;
MOUSEINPUT mi = MOUSEINPUT.Zero();
if (state==1)
{ Point pt=new Point(button2.Width/2,button2.Height/2),
oldpos=Cursor.Position;
Cursor.Position = button2.PointToScreen(pt);
mi.dwFlags1=MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN;
uint r=SendInput(mi.Count(), ref mi, mi.Size());
if (r==mi.Count()) Console.Beep();
state=3; return;
}
if (state==3)
{ mi.dx1=0; mi.dy1=0; mi.dwFlags1=MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP; uint
r=SendInput(1,ref mi, mi.Size());
if (r==1) Console.Beep();
state=0; return;
}
}
