How to hook Keyboard into only an extern application (identified)?

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I want to use C++ language to hook Keyboard into only an extern application (identified - e.g: Notepad), how to I do this? Thanks. Can you help me this demo?

Posted 23-Feb-11 0:39am

Andrewpeter

Updated 23-Feb-11 0:40am

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CodyDaemon · Answer 1 · 2011-02-23T01:18:00

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Well one method would be to use a Windows Hook in a DLL, and get it to check the Window that has the focus, and see if it belongs to the app you which to monitor. i.e. Does the windows belong to a instance of notepad.exe.

It is very easy to do that, I have done it myself personally for a project I have made.

Or you could just Google for it.

Posted 23-Feb-11 1:18am

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Sandeep Mewara 23-Feb-11 8:47am

Good answer.

CodyDaemon 23-Feb-11 9:47am

Well the only other method that springs to mind involves injecting code into notepad and hi-hacking the WndProc calls to filter out WM_KEYxxxx and WM_CHAR messages and handling them then before passing control back to the real WndProc. What is not really the easiest method.