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Short story: Full control of the mouse through code, including mousewheel.
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This sample, or the one from which it originally derived, was published (or at least peripherally mentioned) in the following article(s):
- Detect Library Startup and Shutdown, Ask the VB Pro, VBPJ, July 2000
This sample uses the following API calls:
Module Library Function CMouseEvent.cls kernel32
user32Sleep
GetSystemMetrics
GetWindowRect
mouse_eventMouseEvent.frm kernel32
user32
winmmSleep
GetWindowRect
keybd_event
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Please, enjoy and learn from this sample. Include its code within your own projects, if you wish. But, in order to insure only the most recent code is available to all, I ask that you don't share the sample by any form of mass distribution. Download MouseEvent.zip, 13Kb, Last Updated: Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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