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Windows Application moves the mouse programmatically

I need a C# source code for a Windows Program that, when run...will programmatically move the mouse from Point A to Point B, then from Point B to Point A -- about once a minute.

I have this stupid monitor on my computer that locks my computer if I don't move the mouse periodically. I cannot disable the monitor....so I want to write this program to fool the OS into thinking I am doing something.

Tom Knowlton

ASKER

I found this:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace WindowsApplicationMoveMouse
{



      /// <summary>
      /// Summary description for Form1.
      /// </summary>
      public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
      {
            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
            private static extern void mouse_event(
                  UInt32 dwFlags, // motion and click options
                  UInt32 dx, // horizontal position or change
                  UInt32 dy, // vertical position or change
                  UInt32 dwData, // wheel movement
                  IntPtr dwExtraInfo // application-defined information
                  );

            private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer1;
            private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

            private bool changed;

            public Form1()
            {
                  //
                  // Required for Windows Form Designer support
                  //
                  InitializeComponent();

                  //
                  // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
                  //

                  changed = false;
            }

            /// <summary>
            /// Clean up any resources being used.
            /// </summary>
            protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
            {
                  if( disposing )
                  {
                        if (components != null)
                        {
                              components.Dispose();
                        }
                  }
                  base.Dispose( disposing );
            }

            #region Windows Form Designer generated code
            /// <summary>
            /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
            /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
            /// </summary>
            private void InitializeComponent()
            {
                  this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
                  this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
                  //
                  // timer1
                  //
                  this.timer1.Enabled = true;
                  this.timer1.Interval = 3000;
                  this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
                  //
                  // Form1
                  //
                  this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
                  this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
                  this.Name = "Form1";
                  this.Text = "Form1";

            }
            #endregion

            /// <summary>
            /// The main entry point for the application.
            /// </summary>
            ///


            [STAThread]
            static void Main()
            {
                  Application.Run(new Form1());
            }

            private void timer1_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
            {
                  if(changed == false)
                  {
                        SendClick(new System.Drawing.Point(50,50));
                  }
                  else
                  {
                        SendClick(new System.Drawing.Point(100,100));
                  }

                  changed = !changed;


            }

            public static void SendClick(Point location)
            {
                  Cursor.Position = location;
                  mouse_event(1, 0, 0, 0, new System.IntPtr());
                  mouse_event(1, 0, 0, 0, new System.IntPtr());
            }

      }
}

Is there a better....or easier way?????

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Yurich

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Yurich

wow, your way looks a bit more complicated...

Tom Knowlton

ASKER

Thank you, Yurich!

Yurich

any time ;)