Any way to find out if a button on a form in other application is clicked

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Is there any way to find out if a button on a form in other application is clicked (using C#). Who can help me?

Thanks.

Posted 19-Feb-11 8:35am

shirez

Updated 19-Feb-11 13:53pm

Nish Nishant

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2011-02-19T15:02:00

Correct Answer is given by Nishant. I only want to add that your question looks like you have an idea to abuse clean and practical software techniques. Tricks like that are not easy and will never give you any robust results.

I'm almost sure that if you share your ultimate goals, you would be able to get more constructive help; chances are, your problem will be resolved in a civilized way.

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Nish Nishant · Answer 2 · 2011-02-19T13:52:00

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You can use global CBT hooks to achieve this. Here's an old article I wrote on the topic:

Manipulating Windows using messages and simple CBT hooking[^]

In my article I manipulate those windows by sending messages. In your case you'd have to hook into the window procs and handle messages (which will include button clicks and the like).

Posted 19-Feb-11 13:52pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 19-Feb-11 21:03pm

This answer is correct, 5.
As usually, I posted a warning on suspected abuse and general advice, please see.
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Espen Harlinn 20-Feb-11 7:40am

Good link, my 5

Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 3 · 2011-02-19T09:40:00

No, since the click event will never leave the other application. You have no way of knowing if a user clicked on another applications buttons.

Unless, of course, the other application exposes some kind of interface that you can subscribe to to get notifications on what's going on in the app, though it is rare to find this.

Any way to find out if a button on a form in other application is clicked

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