VB.Net 2010 mouse click only within my application!

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Hi guys! I made a working application that makes auto clicks on given coordinates and works well. But, when I open other applications my mouse moves to the coordinate and makes the click.
Is there any way to make my click not to interfere with other windows?( just click within my own application only)

Posted 29-Aug-12 12:51pm

Chriscs7

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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2012-08-29T13:07:00

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The only way that's going to happen is if your target application is sitting on top of all others. If your app is being covered up it doesn't have the input focus anymore so the mouse clicks will go to whatever window happens to be at the coordinates you provided.

Posted 29-Aug-12 13:07pm

Dave Kreskowiak

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Chriscs7 30-Aug-12 14:03pm

Thanks for the reply, but how can I make my application to stay always on top?

Dave Kreskowiak 30-Aug-12 17:05pm

Did you happen to see the TopMost property of your Form??

Don't use this in a production application. TopMost only applies until another application sets one of its windows as TopMost. Last one to do it wins.

Chriscs7 30-Aug-12 17:20pm

Well then how can I solve my problem? If another application opens a new windows and I still want to click my app, how can this be done?

Dave Kreskowiak 30-Aug-12 21:18pm

Simulating keyboard and mouse actions is not a viable way of controlling another application to perform some process.

It's OK to use for something like automated application testing, where nobody else is interfering what's happening with their own keyboard and mouse moves, or as a simluated input device, like an on screen keyboard. The application focus doesn't matter when using these.

You are trying to control a specific app using methods for which they were not designed.

I have no idea what the point is for even writing this application so it's impossible to tell you anything useful.