Recording user actions on a desktop application - visual studio C#

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Hi All,

I am trying to build a tool which is capable of identifying the desktop application elements when hovered by user and record the user actions along with the element properties.

I have no ideas where to start from. Could someone please guide me on which API etc can be used which helps in recording actions.

So far, I have googled and found Inspect.exe to be used for identifying elements. Does it works for desktop applications as well?

Note - I am not looking for any automation testing tools like Coded UI etc which have an inbuilt option to record and identify elements.

Thank You.

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No Code. As I don't know where to start from.

Posted 24-Sep-18 0:02am

Shivangi Rawat

Updated 24-Sep-18 0:44am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-24T00:45:00

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I don't know where to start from.

Then it may be that you do not have the experience for such a challenge. However, you could start by looking into Windows Hooks[^], which allow you to intercept messages being passed through the system.

Posted 24-Sep-18 0:45am

Richard MacCutchan

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Shivangi Rawat 24-Sep-18 6:56am

@Richard- Thank You, I will try to look into Windows Hooks