Possible to assign a new function to a button of a external application

[ptrex]

Is it possible to assign a new function to a button of a an application.

Like clicking the buttun would normally do something in an appl..

But I nt to assign a new function to it (like opening Notepad for instance)

The only way I found so far,is using AnyGui.au3 script which makes it possible to create a new button in AnyGui of an appl.

[kpu]

You could use an INI file to specifiy what the button did.

...
Case $msg =  &button1
_RunProgram()
...

Func _RunProgram()
$prog = IniRead("myfile.ini", "SectionName", "key", "NotFound")
RunWait(@Comspec & " /c " & $prog,"",@SW_HIDE)
Endfunc

[quaizywabbit]

Is it possible to assign a new function to a button of a an application.

Like clicking the buttun would normally do something in an appl..

But I nt to assign a new function to it (like opening Notepad for instance)

The only way I found so far,is using AnyGui.au3 script which makes it possible to create a new button in AnyGui of an appl.

your best bet would be to 'hide' the existing button /control, then create a new button/control at the same coordinates, which when clicked , would call your functions, and perhaps then click the 'hidden' button/control.(so as to 'insert' your logic into the application.) This approach has made quite a few things happen for me that i could never get the original app's dev's to do. a little imagination can go a long way.

[ptrex]

@kpu

Thanks for your input, but I think the approach of quaizywabbit looks more the way to go.

@quaizywabbit

This is realy what I meant, I want to add functionality that the developers can' t or won't add.

Can you show me some code on how to get rid of a button and replace it with what I need.

Many thanks in advance.

Regards

[Confuzzled]

Would a resource editor help?

[w0uter]

memory patch it using autoit

Edited January 22, 2006 by w0uter

[ptrex]

I am still waiting on quaizywabbit code sample to proceed ?!

I think we can all learn from that