Hi all,

I have found that I need to be able to write a windows application that is
capable of attaching to an independent windows application (one I haven't
written), and gather information. For example, this application gathers a
bunch of data from disparate sources, and updates a log file every 10
minutes. However, the data is rendered to a textbox (or at least it looks
like a textbox) in the application in real-time. So, I want to be able to
attach to this window and get this data in real-time as well, so that I
don't have to wait 10 minutes for this logs to update.

Does that make sense?

That said, I have no idea where to begin. I've found some applications that
seem capable of doing this, but I don't know how it is they are doing it.

If anyone has any information that they would be willing to share, to get me
started and headed in the right direction, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

Wade

P.S. I am using both VS 2005 and VS 2003 and VB.NET and C# -- any solution
in any flavor is appreciated!

Re: Capturing data from a separate application window? by Wade

Wade
Fri Feb 03 17:03:47 CST 2006

No thoughts? Is my explanation not clear?

"Wade" <wwegner23NOEMAILhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OvUeoNBKGHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
>
> I have found that I need to be able to write a windows application that is
> capable of attaching to an independent windows application (one I haven't
> written), and gather information. For example, this application gathers a
> bunch of data from disparate sources, and updates a log file every 10
> minutes. However, the data is rendered to a textbox (or at least it looks
> like a textbox) in the application in real-time. So, I want to be able to
> attach to this window and get this data in real-time as well, so that I
> don't have to wait 10 minutes for this logs to update.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> That said, I have no idea where to begin. I've found some applications
> that seem capable of doing this, but I don't know how it is they are doing
> it.
>
> If anyone has any information that they would be willing to share, to get
> me started and headed in the right direction, I would really appreciate
> it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Wade
>
> P.S. I am using both VS 2005 and VS 2003 and VB.NET and C# -- any solution
> in any flavor is appreciated!
>