Sending strings to RS with hotkeys

No no no, not like an auto-typer.

I'm talking about having this application running in the background, or minimized, then whenever I press the hotkey, like Enter, or Q or whatever (while RS is the active window), the program sends a previously specified string to RS. So I never have to alt-tab to it or anything. I can just forget about it. And it doesn't have to press enter either. Just send the string.

Is this possible at all?

I've tried working it out but I'm quite a newb when it comes to coding. I've looked into tuts for auto-typers, etc, but they all just talk about pressing a button then it happens. I want it to happen while RS is the active window, so I don't have to switch back to the app.

Thanks for any help, cheers.

 

So you want a keylogger for Runescape?

Don't think this is allowed here

 

He never said anything about logging keys. >_<

Learn how to use the SendMessage API. That would be the best way you could do it.

Otherwise, you could always use SendKeys, but that is deprecated. SendMessage is better, just more complicated.

Info on SendMessage in .Net (VB declarations are down the page a little, after the C#): http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32.SendMessage

 

Is it just me or does most people here think that newcomers want to break rules? .


Thanks a lot for the info, Swan.

 

As for hotkeys, since your form will be minimized, you should look into the RegisterHotkey and UnregisterHotkey API.