Capture mouse event outside of form

[kingtam2000]

I am creating a program to capture mouse clicks and record them to create a macro program, which could then replay what was recorded via the API mouse_event. However, I cannot find how to capture mouse clicks outside of the form, e.g. anywhere on the screen. Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[kulrom]

http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/apilist.php
Try to find some API functions for the purpose ... otherwise feel free to ask for more help ... Cheers

 

[kingtam2000]

I looked at the list of APIs but found it difficult to go through all 940 API functions. I have already tried using the API, GetAsyncKeyState, to continuously check if the mouse was pressed every 100 miliseconds, but it is not a very pratical method and does not always work.

Is there any way of receiving an event or some related action when the mouse is clicked? It is fairly easy to figure out where the mouse is after that.

 

[jmcilhinney]

I am speaking with only a vague connection between my brain and my fingers, but I think it might involve overriding the WndProc method and capturing the appropriate Windows message for a mouse click.

 

[ryodoan]

I was wondering if you had found a way to do this or if you had given up on the project because I am trying to do something pretty similar.

 

[kingtam2000]

I had given it up, but I found this web page: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;319524&spid=8291&sid=89 , which gives a working example on how to create a mouse hook, but unfortunately, it only works for within the application. At the bottom of the web page, it states, "You cannot implement global hooks in Microsoft .NET Framework", which is what I think is needed to capture mouse clicks outside the application.