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I just downloaded VB Express
I need to know where to get started..
what i would like to do is create a program that takes the chat data from another program (.exe file - a game) and then responds to it
by pressing F3
so for example if in the other program someone types "hello"
I want my program to recognize it and press F3
thats it..
the only difficulty i am having is looking in MSDN and finding out how to make one program affect another (like a macro)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
thanks



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  • Susan E

    I'm sorry, i think i may have been a bit incorrect with my first post.
    I read the articles on chat samples. I couldn't find the section i needed.
    I'm not trying to create a chat application, rather i am interested in finding a way to pick/up the text output by another program.
    So if a chat box in (L2x.exe) says "sarah bought 1 arrow"
    I want to type back automatically "/target sarah"
    Then press F3.
    Maybe VB isn't the program to use .. but macroing programs and scripts didn't seem to have all the functions.


  • Levi Wallach

    hi,

    you will need first to learn the basics of vb this thread has links for some online tutorials

    http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=212558&SiteID=1

    for chating samples you can find some links in this thread

    http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=431691&SiteID=1

    hope this helps



  • oooxinooo

    hi,

    VB is a programming language which mean you have to write code to do what you want to do, you will not find something allready prepared to fit what in your mind unless its related to programming issue like a control to do something, API... etc and you set the logic behind it

    what you talking about is possible but you have to write the chat program itself and to set the logic how to response, but if someone write this program and didn't set this option you have no choice except using it as its or request him to add this option

    best regards



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