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Automating Windows Applications

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A Windows application that does not export any program interface, may be converted to automation server with COM object(s) injected into the application process.
// Handler.cpp : Implementation of CHandler

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "ObjectROTToken.h"
#include "NotepadHandler.h"
#include "Handler.h"

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CHandler

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::RegisterWithROT()
{
	CComPtr<IUnknown> spUnk;
	HRESULT hr = QueryInterface( IID_IUnknown, (void**)&spUnk );

#ifdef _MONIKER
	CComPtr<IRunningObjectTable> spTable;
	hr = GetRunningObjectTable( 0, &spTable );
	if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
	{
		CComPtr<IMoniker> spMoniker;
		TCHAR szItemName[_MAX_PATH];
		_tcscpy( szItemName, g_szROTRegToken );
		
		hr = CreateItemMoniker( NULL, (CComBSTR)szItemName, &spMoniker );

		if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
		{
			DWORD dwRegister;
			CComPtr<IUnknown> spUnk;
			hr = QueryInterface( IID_IUnknown, (void**)&spUnk );

			if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
				hr = spTable->Register( 1, spUnk, spMoniker, &dwRegister );
					
 			if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )	
				m_dwRotId = dwRegister;
		}
  	}	
#else
	if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
	{
		CLSID clsid;
		CLSIDFromProgID( g_szProgID, &clsid );
		hr = RegisterActiveObject( spUnk, clsid, ACTIVEOBJECT_WEAK, &m_dwRegister );
	}
#endif
	
	return hr;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::UnregisterWithROT()
{
	HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;

#ifdef _MONIKER
  	if ( 0 == m_dwRotId ) 
  		return E_FAIL;

  	CComPtr<IRunningObjectTable> spTable;
    hr = GetRunningObjectTable( 0, &spTable );
  	if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
  	{
  		hr = spTable->Revoke( m_dwRotId );
  		m_dwRotId = 0;
  	}
#else
  	if ( 0 == m_dwRegister ) 
  		return E_FAIL;

  	hr = RevokeActiveObject( m_dwRegister, NULL );
#endif

	return hr;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::SetWnd(DWORD dwWnd)
{
	m_hWnd = (HWND)dwWnd;
	return S_OK;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::SetText(BSTR bsText)
{
	m_bsBuf += bsText;
	CComBSTR cbsText( bsText );
	if ( CComBSTR(_T(".")) == cbsText ||
		 CComBSTR(_T("!")) == cbsText ||
		 CComBSTR(_T("?")) == cbsText )
	{
		Fire_SentenceCompleted( m_bsBuf );
		m_bsBuf.Empty();
	}

	return S_OK;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::GetLastTypedCharSequence(BSTR *pbsText)
{
	*pbsText = m_bsBuf;
	m_bsBuf.Empty();
	return S_OK;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::DoMenuCommand(DWORD dwMenuId)
{
	HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
	if ( 0 != m_hWnd )
	{
		SendMessage( m_hWnd, WM_COMMAND, dwMenuId, 0 );
		hr = S_OK;
	}

	return hr;
}

STDMETHODIMP CHandler::AppendMenu()
{
	HRESULT hr = E_FAIL;
	if ( 0 != m_hWnd )
	{
		HMENU hMenu = GetMenu( m_hWnd ); 
		HMENU hMenuLines = CreatePopupMenu(); 
		::AppendMenu( hMenu, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hMenuLines, _T("&My Menu Extension") ); 
		::AppendMenu( hMenuLines, MF_STRING, ID_MENU_SAVE_AS, _T("Duplicate Save &As...") ); 
		::AppendMenu( hMenuLines, MF_STRING, ID_MENU_FIND, _T("Duplicate &Find...") ); 
		DrawMenuBar( m_hWnd );
		hr = S_OK;
	}

	return hr;
}


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