KeyBoard Hook with Borland C++ Builder

Here's is the link for a simple example of keyboard hook program. It's written in Visual C++ V6 but I hope you can adapt it to C++ Builder:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20453601/Getting-keyboard-input-from-unfocussed-windows.html

Yes, it works in C++ Builder!
I have tested so many other samples but this works ;-)

Thanks

It's good to hear you can make it work. If you don't have additional question you can close this question by accepting my comments as answer. In the future I hope to help you with any additional question.

I have one question more ;-)

This is my source code:

#pragma data_seg(".shared")
HHOOK hHook  = NULL;
#pragma data_seg()
#pragma comment(linker,"/SECTION:.shared,RWS")

HWND      g_hWnd = NULL;
HINSTANCE g_hDll = NULL;


//###########################################################################
LRESULT CALLBACK ShellProc(int nCode, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
  if(nCode < 0) CallNextHookEx(hHook, nCode, wParam, lParam);

  if(nCode == HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED)
  {
    SendMessage(g_hWnd, WM_USER, 0, 0);
  }

  return CallNextHookEx(hHook, nCode, wParam, lParam);
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------


//###########################################################################
bool _export SetHooks(HWND hwnd)
{
  if(hHook == NULL)
  {
    g_hWnd = hwnd;
    hHook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_SHELL, (HOOKPROC)ShellProc, g_hDll, 0);
    if(hHook == NULL) return false;
  }
  return true;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------


//###########################################################################
void _export RemoveHooks()
{
  if(hHook != NULL)
  {
    UnhookWindowsHookEx(hHook);
    hHook = NULL;
  }
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------


//###########################################################################
int WINAPI DllEntryPoint(HINSTANCE hinst, unsigned long reason, void* lpReserved)
{
  switch(reason)
  {
    case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
      g_hDll = hinst;
      return DisableThreadLibraryCalls(g_hDll);
    case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
      RemoveHooks();
    default:
      return TRUE;
  }
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------


It all works but i have a problem with SendMessage.
I will send a Message to my program when a event occurse but it do not work.

Hello,

here the source from the sample:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "keydll3.h"

#pragma data_seg(".HOOKDATA")//Shared data among all instances.
HHOOK hook = NULL;
HWND hwnd = NULL;
#pragma data_seg()

#pragma comment(linker, "/SECTION:.HOOKDATA,RWS")//linker directive

HINSTANCE hinstance = NULL;

BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HANDLE hModule,
                       DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
                       LPVOID lpReserved
                          )
{
    switch (ul_reason_for_call)
     {
          case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
          case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
          case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
          case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
               break;
    }

     hinstance = (HINSTANCE)hModule;
     hook = NULL;

    return TRUE;
}


KEYDLL3_API void installhook(HWND h)
{
     hook = NULL;
     hwnd = h;
     hook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD,hookproc,hinstance,NULL);
     if(hook==NULL)
          MessageBox(NULL,"Unable to install hook","Error!",MB_OK);
}

KEYDLL3_API void removehook()
{
     UnhookWindowsHookEx(hook);
}

KEYDLL3_API LRESULT CALLBACK hookproc(int ncode,WPARAM wparam,LPARAM lparam)
{
     if(ncode>=0)
     {
          if((lparam & 0x80000000) == 0x00000000)//Check whether key was pressed(not released).
          {
               hwnd = FindWindow("#32770","Keylogger Exe");//Find application window handle
               PostMessage(hwnd,WM_USER+755,wparam,lparam);//Send info to app Window.
          }
     }
     return ( CallNextHookEx(hook,ncode,wparam,lparam) );//pass control to next hook in the hook chain.
}

This sample is bad.
You give installhook the window - handle and the function save it but by any call of hookproc the handle is overwrited by FindWindow. ?????
Why i give the handle when the hookproc - function generates it self ?

I found the error!
SendMessage don't work but PostMessage!

And the FindWindow do not need. Bad!

Thanks