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C# Helper file for using WM_DATACOPY in Win32 API
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Diagnostics;
public class MessageHelper
{
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
private static extern int RegisterWindowMessage(string lpString);
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "FindWindow")]
public static extern Int32 FindWindow(String lpClassName, String lpWindowName);
//For use with WM_COPYDATA and COPYDATASTRUCT
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "SendMessage")]
public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, ref COPYDATASTRUCT lParam);
//For use with WM_COPYDATA and COPYDATASTRUCT
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "PostMessage")]
public static extern int PostMessage(int hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, ref COPYDATASTRUCT lParam);
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "SendMessage")]
public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int lParam);
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "PostMessage")]
public static extern int PostMessage(int hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int lParam);
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetForegroundWindow")]
public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(int hWnd);
public const int WM_USER = 0x400;
public const int WM_COPYDATA = 0x4A;
//Used for WM_COPYDATA for string messages
public struct COPYDATASTRUCT
{
public IntPtr dwData;
public int cbData;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpData;
}
public bool bringAppToFront(int hWnd)
{
return SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
}
public int sendWindowsStringMessage(int hWnd, int wParam, string msg)
{
int result = 0;
if (hWnd > 0)
{
byte[] sarr = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(msg);
int len = sarr.Length;
COPYDATASTRUCT cds;
cds.dwData = (IntPtr)100;
cds.lpData = msg;
cds.cbData = len + 1;
result = SendMessage(hWnd, WM_COPYDATA, wParam, ref cds);
}
return result;
}
public int sendWindowsMessage(int hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int lParam)
{
int result = 0;
if (hWnd > 0)
{
result = SendMessage(hWnd, Msg, wParam, lParam);
}
return result;
}
public int getWindowId(string className, string windowName)
{
return FindWindow(className, windowName);
}
}
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