Thus I have resigned myself to unmanaged code for now. I will post the SendInput version shortly as mouse_event has been deprecated by Bill in favor of SendInput.

2: SendInput

Summary

The SendInput API

static extern uint SendInput(uint nInputs, INPUT [] pInputs, int cbSize);

Declare Function SendInput Lib "user32.dll" (nInputs As Integer, pInputs() As _

intReturn = Win32.SendInput(1, ref structInput, (UInt32)sizeof(INPUT));

Documentation

[SendInput] on MSDN

coredll

3: SendInput

static extern uint SendInput(uint cInputs, /* [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] */ KEYBOARDINPUT[] inputs, int cbSize);

Declare Function SendInput Lib "coredll.dll" (TODO) As TODO

public static extern uint SendInput(uint cInputs, /* [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPArray)] */ KEYBOARDINPUT[] inputs, int cbSize);

retVal = cTabControl.SendInput(2, inputs, 0x001C);

throw new Exception(string.Format("SendInput() returned {0}.", error));

retVal = cTabControl.SendInput(4, inputs, 0x001C);

throw new Exception(string.Format("SendInput() returned {0}.", error));

retVal = cTabControl.SendInput(4, inputs, 0x001C);

throw new Exception(string.Format("SendInput() returned {0}.", error));

retVal = cTabControl.SendInput(6, inputs, 0x001C);

throw new Exception(string.Format("SendInput() returned {0}.", error));

Documentation

[SendInput] on MSDN

Enums

4: SPI

/// Retrieves a BOOL indicating whether an application can reset the screensaver's timer by calling the SendInput function

SPI_GETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = 0x1026,

/// Determines whether an application can reset the screensaver's timer by calling the SendInput function to simulate keyboard

SPI_SETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = 0x1027,

public const uint SPI_GETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = 0x1026;

public const uint SPI_SETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = 0x1027;

SPI_GETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = &H1026

SPI_SETBLOCKSENDINPUTRESETS = &H1027

5: VK

///Windows 2000/XP: Used to pass Unicode characters as if they were keystrokes. The VK_PACKET key is the low word of a 32-bit Virtual Key value used for non-keyboard input methods. For more information, see Remark in KEYBDINPUT, SendInput, WM_KEYDOWN, and WM_KEYUP

Structures

6: INPUT

Summary

Used by [user32.SendInput] to store information for synthesizing input events such as keystrokes, mouse movement, and mouse clicks.

"internal int Size" <-- Not quite correct: Size is not part of the structure itself. It is a static helper property to get the size of INPUT in bytes. See SendInput. The definition above works well.

7: KEYBDINPUT

Summary

The KEYBDINPUT structure contains information about a simulated keyboard event. It's part of the INPUT structure, and is used for the SendInput function.

///see Remark in KEYBDINPUT, SendInput, WM_KEYDOWN, and WM_KEYUP

8: Win32Consts

Have a look at SendInput for an example of where these constants are used.

// For use with the INPUT struct, see SendInput for an example

' For use with the INPUT struct, see SendInput for an example

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