C# Simulating Keys in SWTOR -> SendKeys, SendMessage, PostMessage???

[zewt]

I have attempted all 3 on swtor and none are working for wasd.

I can get F1 .. and other keys to work but it seems a-z are not working.

Does anyone have success using any of these or other methods to simulating keystrokes in swtor?

Please dont say to use AutoIt.

Anyone try "SendInput"?

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[GRB]

SendKeys.Send("o");

This is working

[zewt]

SendKeys.Send("o");

This is working

Yes.. you are right.. Now try this:

SendKeys.Send("wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww");

Let me know if your character runs...

Mine doesnt. For things like TAB F1 or buttons to open game menu's, sendkey works... but when it comes to movement nope!

I just tried a SendInput and its also failing.

I am testing all methods and none are working. But, if i start typing in game, then run my test, it does type out what my program says to. It just doesnt work for movement.

[Mikanor]

You can use mouse_event - it work for the movement.

[zewt]

You can use mouse_event - it work for the movement.

Mouse event works for changing mouse position and making clicks(right,left).

How can I use mouse event for movement.

[zewt]

You can use mouse_event - it work for the movement.

Are you saying I should bind my in game movement to mouse events? and then use mouse_event in c#?

EDIT:

I tested this and its working for setting my run forward binding to middle mouse down. This is a really awkward way of doing it.. and then I would need to bind my other asd to mouse down's... and i only have 1 mouse down... this is not the way to do it

ADDING CODE:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;


namespace SendInput
{
   


    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {

        
        //Win32 API imports
        [DllImportAttribute("User32.dll")]
        private static extern int FindWindow(String ClassName, String WindowName);

        //Import the SetForeground API to activate it
        [DllImportAttribute("User32.dll")]
        private static extern IntPtr SetForegroundWindow(int hWnd);
        [DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
        public static extern long mouse_event(Int32 dwFlags, Int32 dx, Int32 dy, Int32 cButtons, Int32 dwExtraInfo);

        [DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
        public static extern void SetCursorPos(Int32 x, Int32 y);

        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE = 0x8000;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN = 0x0002;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP = 0x0004;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN = 0x0020;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP = 0x0040;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE = 0x0001;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN = 0x0008;
        public const Int32 MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP = 0x0010;



        public static void PerformLeftKlick(Int32 x, Int32 y)
        {
            SetCursorPos(x, y);
            mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE | MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0);
            //mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_ABSOLUTE | MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP, 0, 0, 0, 0);
        }


        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        int hWnd = FindWindow(null, "Star Wars: The Old Republic");
        if (hWnd > 0) //If found
        {
            //Bring SWTOR to the front
            SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
            Thread.Sleep(3000);
            PerformLeftKlick(411, 380);
            
        }

        }
    }
}

[zewt]

Thanks for pushing me to resolution I figured it out.



Solution below is successfully spinning my character around with the A key:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Windows;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;


namespace SendInput
{
   


    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {

 [DllImport("user32.dll", ExactSpelling = true)]
        public static extern void SetCursorPos(Int32 x, Int32 y);

        public static class VirtualKeyboard
        {
            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
            static extern uint keybd_event(byte bVk, byte bScan, int dwFlags, int dwExtraInfo);
            public static void KeyDown(System.Windows.Forms.Keys key)
            {
                keybd_event((byte)key, 0, 0, 0);
            }

            public static void KeyUp(System.Windows.Forms.Keys key)
            {
                keybd_event((byte)key, 0, 0x0002, 0);
            }
        }


        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        int hWnd = FindWindow(null, "Star Wars: The Old Republic");
        if (hWnd > 0) //If found
        {
            //Bring SWTOR to the front
            SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
            Thread.Sleep(3000);

            VirtualKeyboard.KeyDown(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.A);
            VirtualKeyboard.KeyUp(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.A);


            
        }

        }
    }
}

[Mikanor]

SetForegroundWindow is a bad idea to activate other program window. There is others solutions.

[Mikanor]

Here you go - How to bring window to top with SetForegroundWindow() - CodeProject®

[zewt]

SetForegroundWindow is a bad idea to activate other program window. There is others solutions.

We could opena whole other thread on this. But I value opinions.. so why is it bad? Explain.

It seems to be working flawlessly for me.

[Mikanor]

Ups my bad, wrong read.

[GRB]

So the VirtualKeyboard is working for movement?

[zewt]

So the VirtualKeyboard is working for movement?

yes.... 10 character

[ambintx]

you guys are able to send wasd to active windows only, not inactive correct?

[zewt]

you guys are able to send wasd to active windows only, not inactive correct?

as of right now yes.. i can only send to active window. all the other methods i know for sending to inactive windows do not work for swtor.

if you know another way plz share