How to read win32 application status through java ? i need to read tool tips of application show on taskbar using java.
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JNA is what most people use to communicate with c++ applications. You can download and read more about it from here https://github.com/twall/jna – John Snow Apr 20 '12 at 08:39
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@JimmyGustafsson how could i read tool tips using this ? – Bishan Apr 20 '12 at 10:01
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please add more detail of what you exactly need . do you need application status ? or do you need Application tooltip from the taskbar ? those are 2 different things. – CyprUS Apr 20 '12 at 10:01
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@CyprUS i need Application tooltip from the taskbar. when we point mouse to application icon on taskbar, we can see tooltip. i need to read it through java application. – Bishan Apr 20 '12 at 10:04
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@Bishan : do you need to read your own application's tooltip ? or some other application ? what type of application ? – CyprUS Apr 20 '12 at 10:19
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@CyprUS i need to read Dropbox client application tooltip – Bishan Apr 20 '12 at 10:52
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@Bishan : please be clear , i assume that you want to read another app's tooltip from within your app. am i right? – CyprUS Apr 20 '12 at 10:56
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@CyprUS : yes. you are correct. i want to read another app's tooltip from within my app. – Bishan Apr 20 '12 at 11:02
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This requires a not-so simple approach , using Windows API. First , if you have the Window name of the Application, your approach becomes simpler. I will assume you do. Use FindWindow to get the Handle of the Application you are looking for . If the handle is successfully found , then you need to define a custom Windows message handler for message TTM_NEEDTEXT . For further help, please have a look at another stackoverflow question : link
Please note i have not yet attempted to do this on my own . Will try as soon as i can .
