Hi. I am new to this list, so if this question has been asked before, please point me to the previous discussion.
I am an experienced labview programmer and I would like to write a vi to do the following: 1. List the tasks that are running in windows XP. ( I can do this with "Get Task List.vi") 2. Choose one of the tasks to be the "active" task. 3. Take a screenshot of the task window and do a pixel analysis of the image in labview. ( I can probably figure this one out with the imaq toolkit) 4. Move the pointer to a specified location. 5. Click the pointer on the other window at the desired coordinates. If I could figure out how to do this, it would enable me to interact with a wide variety of external programs from labview. A simple example might be a chess program that I've downloaded, but beyond that, I see many possibilities. I've downloaded lvwutil32.llb from NI, and it contains many useful Windows API functions, but it is not comprehensive. So my questions to you: 1. Is there a comprehensive set of Windows API controls for labview? 2. If not, I would like to write them by calling .dll files. Is there a list of all the windows .dll files and what they do? 3. Should I learn C or Visual Basic to assist in this process? Thanks. matt hill Denver, CO USA
