Question How do I use the SendInput API from a Windows service?

[Cheetah]

Hi there,

I am creating a windows service which uses the SendInput API to send keypresses to an application (must be SendInput, SendKeys doesn't work).

For some reason it does not work in a windows service, but the exact same code works flawlessly in a windows form.

I'm guessing there is some sort of extra variable i have to add to get it to work?

Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[JohnH]

Windows services does not live in the desktop world and is protected against it, you can however disable this and check "interact with desktop". Perhaps you can interact with desktop then.

 

[Cheetah]

Tried this to no avaial.

Thanks anyways - looks like ima have to create a windows application and hide the form.