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[xAznxStylezx]

When I use PostMessage (with sponge's hookHop.dll) and send a keystroke to a program, in this case GunBound, it doesn't recieve it. Although, when I use PostMessage to send the return key, F1,F2,etc, it works fine, but if I use the space bar, a, b, c, etc it has no action. Also, if i changed FindWindow to go to PinBall it works fine.
Here's what I have.

procedure TForm1.Timer2Timer(Sender: TObject);
begin
Wnd := findwindow('Softnyx','GunBound');
if wnd <>0 then begin
postMsg(Wnd, WM_KEYDOWN, ord(VK_SPACE),0);
end;
end;

Help would be greatly appreciated.

[HomerSexual]

[xAznxStylezx]

It doesn't have anything to do with the classname or FindWindow because if i use VK_RETURN it works, but if i use VK_SPACE, or any letters it has no effect.

[HomerSexual]

maybe they use direct input which would mean no posting messages because they respond to dinput not msgs

[xAznxStylezx]

But then how could using postmessage with return, f1, f2 ,f3, etc work?

[HomerSexual]

They MIGHT use hotkeys for those, i really don't know.

It doesn't seem that it wouldn't work

use GetLastError();

Post your program.

[xAznxStylezx]

I'm still in the process of learning Delphi, but what would GetLastError do?

[HomerSexual]

it would Get the Last Error

try googling it before askig >.<

[xAznxStylezx]

I mean, I know what it does, but what would it do to send the space key? Doesn't it only return a integer?

[rapion124]

GetLastError returns a value that is usually used to "diagnose" the error you are getting. If you are not getting an error with PostMessage, then check if there's anything selected to input (an editbox). Sending a key to Gunbound won't really do anything. Check if you selected an edit box in chat because then, it actually might type the key you sent.

[xAznxStylezx]

Don't directX games usually only have one hwnd?

[Lewiathan]

[kebin25]

Wow neat stuff, dman you guys are smart haha nerddddyyy

Cool stuff thanks it gave me some teachings

[xAznxStylezx]

I've tried SendMessage(wnd,WM_ACTIVATE,1,1); but it changed nothing. I think it has something to do with what functions are being sent. I've been looking around to find some other ways to send keys, and I've come across SendInput, would it be possible to implement it into postMsg? I've tried postMsg(Wnd, SendInput(VK_SPACE,0,0,0),0,0); but when I compile it says "Type of actual and formal var parameters must be identical". I have no idea what that means. I've tried using keybd_event but on the microsoft site it says that it has been surpressed in windows 2000+ so it just ends up crashing the game.

[sponge]

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