Automating Windows Applications Using Azure AppFabric Service Bus

Igor Ladnik

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Unmanaged Windows GUI application with no exported program interface gets automated with injected code. A WCF aware injected component allows world-wide located clients to communicate with automated application via Azure AppFabric Service Bus despite firewalls and dynamic IP addresses

automatingwinappsservicebus_src.zip
- AutomationClientNET
  - App.config
  - App.ico
  - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - AutomationClientNET.csproj
  - CommanderClient.cs
  - NotepadClientForm.cs
  - NotepadClientForm.resx
  - Notification.cs
  - Properties
- Injector
  - Injector.cpp
  - Injector.def
  - Injector.h
  - Injector.idl
  - Injector.rc
  - Injector.rgs
  - Injector.vcproj
  - Injector.vcxproj
  - Injectorps.def
  - InjHelper.cpp
  - InjHelper.h
  - InjHelper.rgs
  - resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
- InjectorToNotepad
  - InjectorToNotepad.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- NotepadAuto.sln
- NotepadHandlerNET
  - App.config
  - Commander.cs
  - Commands.cs
  - Handler.cs
  - NotepadHandlerNET.csproj
  - NotificationBase.cs
  - NotificationClasses.cs
  - NotificationClient.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- NotepadPlugin
  - NotepadPlugin.cpp
  - NotepadPlugin.def
  - NotepadPlugin.vcproj
  - NotepadPlugin.vcxproj
  - StdAfx.cpp
  - StdAfx.h
- ServiceHost
  - Client.cs
  - Host.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - SvcHost.csproj
- WindowFinder
  - resource.h
  - stdafx.cpp
  - stdafx.h
  - WindowFinder.cpp
  - WindowFinder.def
  - WindowFinder.h
  - WindowFinder.idl
  - WindowFinder.rc
  - WindowFinder.rgs
  - WindowFinder.vcproj
  - WindowFinder.vcxproj
  - WindowFinderps.def
  - WndFinderHelper.cpp
  - WndFinderHelper.h
  - WndFinderHelper.rgs
automatingwinappsservicebus_demo.zip
- Client
  - AutomationClientNET.exe
  - AutomationClientNET.exe.config
  - COMRegistration.cmd
  - Injector.dll
  - InjectorToNotepad.exe
  - Interop.InjectorLib.dll
  - Notepad.exe.config
  - NotepadHandlerNET.dll
  - NotepadPlugin.dll
  - RegAsm.exe
  - regasm.exe.config
  - WindowFinder.dll

// stdafx.cpp : source file that includes just the standard includes
//	NotepadPlugin.pch will be the pre-compiled header
//	stdafx.obj will contain the pre-compiled type information

#include "stdafx.h"

// TODO: reference any additional headers you need in STDAFX.H
// and not in this file

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Igor Ladnik

Software Developer (Senior)

Israel

Nov 2010: Code Project Contests - Windows Azure Apps - Winner
Feb 2011: Code Project Contests - Windows Azure Apps - Grand Prize Winner

Automating Windows Applications Using Azure AppFabric Service Bus

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