How to send WM_USER to a window

[twiz911 0]

Hi

Using Winspector and clicking on a graphical button within an app I see the following commands (filtering out WM_MOUSEMOVE, WM_NCHITTEST, WM_SETCURSOR):

WM_SETFOCUS

WM_ACTIVATE

WM_LBUTTONDOWN

WM_PAINT

WM_LBUTTONUP

WM_USER + 9977 (0x00002af9)

WM_NCACTIVATE

....

From my reading, I understand that WM_USER is an internal message so am I correct in thinking sending that message to the window should click the button?

If so can someone please tell me how, or ideally, provide sample code that would do that?

Thanks

[MilesAhead 23]

Seems like a dicey way to do it. For one thing if the developer adds some messages all the numbering may change. C guys have a tendency to do stuff like

#define MY_MSG (WM_USER + 1)

#define MY_NEW_MSG (MY_MSG + 1)

...

you see the peril. If the programmer sticks a new msg in the middle the numbering changes from that point on.

Why do you need to poke into a program private msg? If there is a button can't you just send it a click?

Edited January 6, 2012 by MilesAhead