Win32 equivalent of .net SendKeys

c++ winapi sendkeys
Oni picture Oni · Jul 27, 2011 · Viewed 8k times · Source

I am designing a system that reads a gesture from Kinect and make some actions. I am trying to include the system to be able to send HotKey to an application. My system is writing in c++ but the UI is in C++.net. I have been able to use SendKeys from the UI part and it does work.

Is there a Win32 equivalent so I can use it in my system?

Thanks in advance!

Answer

500 - Internal Server Error picture 500 - Internal Server Error · Jul 27, 2011

In WIN32, SendKeys is called SendInput:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646310(v=vs.85).aspx

It can also simulate mouse movements, etc.

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