Access A 3rd Party Application In The Background With The SendMessage Method?
Jul 27, 2009
I want to access a 3rd Party application in the background with the SendMessage method. It just needs to send a "space" to the software to trigger an action. It is important that this is done in the background because its a periodic event (ca. every 10 seconds), and it should be possible to simultaneously work on the same machine.
I tried to use the same approach which is shown in [URL]
The code I used is as follows:
Const WM_CHAR = &H102
Const BM_CLICK As Long = &HF5&
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd
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May 24, 2011
I have a self-hosted WCF service (VB) residing on a server. This service has a method, which I call from another application, that is supposed to kick off a .cmd file which calls a 3rd party program.
My WCF has used both the old Shell() command and the Process() object. Both can call the .cmd file (located on the server's local drive). The .cmd file looks like this:
CODE:
Now I know the .cmd file (saved as Letter.cmd) is firing because when I check the txt file after testing my app, the before/after statements have been written. However, the 3rd party application does not start.
Now the weird part -- if I double click the cmd file from explorer, the test statements are written to the text file AND the 3rd party application kicks off. Runs great.
I've double-checked the application and corresponding files to make sure NETWORK_SERVICE has permissions and my service is running under that account.
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Feb 24, 2009
We have a small VB.net application that basically pulls information from our dBase and then exports this information to an .xls file. From this .xls file, in house agents then manually update a third party listing service (which maintains our current inventory) with the information contained within. The information is very basic, consisting of, for ease of discussion, a 'Part Number', a 'Description' and a 'Quantity On Hand.'
Normally we update this information once a week, but, a newly revised contract with this listing service now requires a daily update to maintain our 'platinum' vendor status.The problem is that it can take quite some time to manually update this information. an automated process is in dire need. And I have finished most of the ground-work and coding - up to a point. Hence the question, and hence where I get stuck.The listing service has provided us with the following WSDL's: One for Increasing our Inventory, one for Decreasing our inventory, one for Adding inventory and one for Removing Inventory.
Up to this point, I have re-programmed a Stored Procedure that was generating the exported information. this SP now does some internal math to figure out if a transaction result occurring on 'yesterday' was an 'Increase', a 'Decrease', an 'Add' or a 'Remove.' These results are then added to a result table under a newly created column named 'SERVICE.' This new information is then pulled from the dBase with vb.net and imported into a Data Table for analysis.
With this Data Table, I can now loop through each row, looking in the column 'SERVICE' and depending on the information contained in that cell, call the appropriate web service.
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I realize that this has become quite long winded, mostly because on any given day I have 25 FF tabs open and none of them agreeing with each other. To add another wrinkle; the WSDL's in question use a lot of complex types within complex types with, you guessed it, other complex types entwined.
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Mar 28, 2012
I am indifferent if you are a VB.NET or C# or other .NET developer. I have a FACTORY class like the following:
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Sep 25, 2011
I wrote an application which parses a website and downloads an mp4 file from website. User can select the path where he wants to download the video. When I try to download I get an exception for the file, Access Denied to Path. When I gave the permissions to folder that I chose, then works fine. How can I resolve that problem? End-User will select the folder. How do I change the permissions?
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Sep 9, 2009
I'm using PInvoke to access some routines from a third party library, however i'm getting SEHExceptions when trying to use callbacks defined for one particular method. The callbacks are used to provide feedback from other unmanaged methods within the third party library, passing a string back to the calling application containing a status message.
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May 28, 2009
I am writing a small application that will display some info to my end user. I have another program that the end user will have open while running my appplication. What I am trying to do is have my application launch itself (and maintain positioning if other app location changes) and "tether" itself to the other application.Ideally the top left of my application would attach to the top right of the other application.I have tried for countless hours working with the GetWindowPos API but the values returned are either all zeros or it just doesn't work.I do a Try/Catch to see if the other app is running and I fetch the Handle of the process. This works fine. Then I try to get the positioning of this process and set my .Left property to the returned RECT's .Left property. no dice.This is Visual Basic 2005 ExpressOther application is a PuTTY window that is not a fullscreen app.
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Jul 8, 2008
Is there a way alter the window of a 3rd party application? Resize, Minimizie, Make Transparent..
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Sep 21, 2009
We would like to know if there are any recommended tools in .NET that can scan through a VB .NET project & do an analysis.It should report on the Lines Of Code, provide no. of Routines, No. of 3rd party Tools, No. of Variables, Forms Diagrams, No. of Classes etc.
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Jul 22, 2009
I am trying to write an application that will get the X and Y coordinates of a 3rd party application like Notepad or Word in VB.NET, but I am unsure how to accomplish this. I know some VB.NET but I am still a novice.
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Feb 5, 2012
I want to read the data from the following website:[URL]..I have attached an image the details, from which I wish to read the data: getting the details as mentioned above?
And also let me know how the data is supposed to be extracted every time when required.I will be using this XML data in VB10. This will simply allow me to create a widget that will show me the cricket score update that frequently.
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Oct 9, 2008
I am trying to read text from a 3rd party application. I can create a catalogue of all possible letter variations. I can store every possible character I encounter as a small bmp, or perhaps as an array/matrix of pixel values. For example:
xxxxOOxxxx
xxxxOOxxxx
xxxxOOxxxx
xxxxOOxxxx
xxxxOOxxxx
the letter "I" could be represented in a 10x5 array or matrix as above. Where x represents a wildcard pixel value, but O represents the expected/pre-defined RGB value.
I want to search specific areas of the screen, pixel by pixel where I expect to find the information I'm after. And convert this to usable information. What method gives the best trade-off for simplicity and speed? And how can I implement this method? How do I search for a bmp within a bmp at specific coordinates?
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Jul 13, 2011
what third party software is around that I can use in my VB web application to 'call home' to my website to get a registration key.I saw something that did this a while back but can't remember what it was called.
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Jan 9, 2011
I need to update an ini file from a 3rd party application (From within my VB.net app)
The ini file does not have any [Section]'s, what method should I use to readwrite values to this file?
+----------------------------+
| SERVER |
+----------------------------+
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May 5, 2010
i have developed windows application using VS 2005 to print PDF documents using third party software PDFCreator. This application is working fine in my system but when i try it another system its not working and there is no error thrown as well.
Sample code which i use in my application is given below:
Dim PDFCtrl as new PDFCreator.clsPDFCreator
PDFCtrl.cPrintFile("c:file1.pdf")
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Jul 4, 2010
Is there any third party dll that can be incorporated in a WPF (vb.net) application to obtain a on the fly encryption?
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Nov 3, 2011
I am developing an application that uses Sendkeys function to output data in another application such as Notepad. But if the user changes the regional settings some characters like "/" change according to the language. Can I retrieve and set the regional settings of another application such as Notepad ? Is there another way to do that ?
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Apr 2, 2009
IDE: VS 2005 Pro
Language: VB
I am trying to figure out the right steps to have an installer for my application. My application is dependent on a 3rd party software application and obviously needs to be part of the installtion process. I am able to utilize the features of the 3rd party software via ActiveX control or COM.
1. What options do I have for sucessfully installiing theses softwares?
2. I have noticed there is "Interop.3rdPartyApp.dll" in the "release" folder. How do I use this? Where can I get more details on this file?
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Mar 31, 2010
IDE: VS 2005 ProLanguage: VBI am trying to figure out the right steps to have an installer for my application. My application is dependent on a 3rd party software application and obviously needs to be part of the installtion process.
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Jul 31, 2010
We are using an application provided by a third party. We applied their hotfix and are now receiving the error below. So far they haven't been able to provide us with a solution/answer as to why this is happening and how to fix it. They say we are the first customers with this problem.
Compilation Error Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.
Compiler Error Message: BC30560: 'FileSystemObject' is ambiguous in the namespace 'Scripting'.
Source Error:
CODE:
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Oct 19, 2010
I am launching a 3rd party application from my windows form
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:Program Filesabcabc.exe")
There is a "SAVE" button and a tool bar on the is application. Is it possible to click the button on this application as soon as it is launched or click (Alt + F) on the toolbar programmatically without clicking the mouse or keyboard.
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Feb 1, 2009
does anybody know of a 3rd party spell checker that will work with VB 2008 in a non web application??
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Jul 31, 2010
We are using an application provided by a third party. We applied their hotfix and are now receiving the error below. So far they haven't been able to provide us with a solution/answer as to why this is happening and how to fix it. They say we are the first customers with this problem.
I thought maybe the .net forum here will be able to guide me on how to solve the scripting error.
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Jul 14, 2009
I need to be able to run multiple instances of a standalone (3rd party) application. This application prevents multiple instances from being ran from within the application. I need to basically override this.
I know it can be accomplished by hexing the original executable, however I would like to stay away from this method as I'd like for other users to be able to use my application from the get go without needing to hex the 3rd party app themselves or me having to send them the hexed app. Is there any way to achieve this or am I just taking crazy pills?
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Jan 27, 2012
I am working on automation project for a 3rd party Application. This application has given APIs for various automation tasks (like, Menu automation, toolbar automation, etc)
My code is in VB.NET.
Automation could be made in client-server mode, my code being client, this 3rd party App being server. When I create an instance of 3rd party App ( using CreateObject(<progID>), it brings up its own GUI Framework.
I have my own GUI Framework with customised menu items as well as my some more automation code.
At present, both the GUI frameworks are floating in a dis-jointed and independent manner. I would like to contain the 3rd party GUI Framework within my own GUI framework whenever it is moved around.
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Jul 28, 2011
I'm just wondering if it is possible to create an vb.net application to compress files, without using a 3rd party app. If yes, can you please point me in the right direction, give me some tips, tutorials or sample code?
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Nov 19, 2011
I made a code that will change the background button when the mouse cursor over it, the user press and release it ,and it work great.The code below is a part of the code I made, which will change the background of the button when click by user.
Method to use:
butclick(sender)
Sub butclick(ByVal butname)
'code reset of button background start
Main.bestassi_bluebut_about.BackgroundImage = My.Resources.buttonbg
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But I had to reset all of the background of the button first, the picture below explain why I need to do like this:
BEFORE ALL BUTTON CLICKED BY USER:
IF NOT RESET AND ALL BUTTON CLICKED BY USER:
IF WITH RESET:
So is there any better code for this? Because my method seen a bit silly. Is there any code that can change the background of all the button in one time?
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Nov 30, 2010
I am trying to create an interface between a third party application which can make use of C/C++ DLLs, but no interface directly to .NET. What I was hoping to accomplish (not sure if possible though), is create a very basic C++ DLL (not .NET), which the third party application would call directly. This DLL would contain a basic method such as "DoSomething()". Somehow, from my .NET application, I want to "listen" to this DLL and "takeover" the DoSomething() method, and then returning the result back to the DLL, which will in turn return the result back to the calling third party application.
I don't even know if this is possible because I'm sure I would somehow have to get a hold of the memory space of the DLL as initiated by the third party application. Also, it seems that creating a managed DLL does not work, based on feedback from other individuals who have tried this.
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Feb 10, 2011
I would like to know if its possible for my vb.net app to monitor a 3rd party application that it starts. I'd like it to check every 0.5 seconds to see if the child app has a dialog box visible with a specific text string caption. If it does then I want to close my app but if isn't yet visible, keep looping until it is. I'm asking because the 3rd party app has "no event firing when the application starts to load and then displays the dialog so there is no way for the 3rd party app to report back" to my vb.net app when this is loaded.
This came from the Technical Support from the 3rd party app after I asked if using waitforinputidle() in my app would allow me to detect when their app finishes loading and enters an idle state (sadly not). However they have suggested that it might be possible to monitor their app for a specific dialog caption and then close my app but this is beyond my novice understanding just now. How to go about such a process?
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Nov 8, 2011
Use VS 2010, VB.NET, .NET Framework 4, Windows 7
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