README.md

Description

Opens Notepad and mysteriously(By not creating a window) Types a message in notepads text.

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This program Shows how to gain acess to a main window and a child window and send text to it.

May freak people out if they double click this app.

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By	Curtis Miller
Level	Intermediate
User Rating	4.8 (19 globes from 4 users)
Compatibility	C++ (general), Microsoft Visual C++
Category	Miscellaneous
World	C / C++
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API Declarations

Windows.h

Source Code

/*******************
****Ghost Writer****
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#include <windows.h>
int WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR lpCmdLine,int nShowCmd)
{
	ShellExecute(NULL,"open","C:\\Windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL); //Opens Notepad
	Sleep(1000); //Stops the program for 1000 millaseconds
	HWND Notepad;	//Defines handle notepad
	HWND text;		//Defines handle to text
	Notepad = FindWindow("Notepad",NULL); //Initializes Notepad handle
	text = FindWindowEx(Notepad,0,"Edit",0); //Initializes text to the child window Edit
	SendMessage(text,WM_SETTEXT,0,(LPARAM)(LPCTSTR)"This Code was written in C++"); //Sends the Text to the CHild window text
	return 0;
}