Cheat Engine

atom0s · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:12 am Post subject:

Use PostMessage for anything that involves input. It will in almost all cases work where as others can be blocked, patched, or not handled.

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:

lurc · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:49 am Post subject:

For the hWnd Parameter of PostMessage use GetForegroundWindow() or GetActiveWindow() if you want it to use the Focused/Active window.

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:06 am Post subject:

Thanks Lurc. So something like this?

lurc · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:20 pm Post subject:

It doesnt really matter where you put it, all but the last of those are valid.

you wont be able to compile if u use the int active = GetActiveWindow because GetActiveWindow returns an HWND Handle.

for RegisterHotKey

make an ATOM and then assign it using GlobalAddAtom (this will be the second parameter in RegisterHotKey)

then register the hotkey to the main form.

then filter through using WM_HOTKEY in your windows procedure, you can either filter it furthor using HIWORD(lParam) to get the Virtual key being pressed or LOWORD(wParam) to get the ATOM being used.

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:05 am Post subject:

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:47 pm Post subject:

BOOL RegisterHotKey(
HWND hWnd,
int id,
UINT fsModifiers,
UINT vk
);

RegisterHotkey(hwnd, 1, NULL, VK_F12);
UnregisterHotkey(hwnd, 1);

Respond to WM_HOTKEY

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

A console window doesn't handle windows messages like WM_HOTKEY.

Just use GetAsyncKeyState instead then, or create an actual window.

--Pillboi-- · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

Thanks, that was the most helpful post of this ... well ... erm ... it was very helpful anyway! Wink

Thanks.