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How to read windows?

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Member Posts: 11
Hi,
I am not sure whether this is the right place to put out this question, but I couldn't find any relevant place to put this out.
How can I read the general windows which open on my computer using Java? I am not talking about AWT or Swing window but let's say a notepad/dialog box of windows is open at my machine & I want my java program to read the notepad or a dialogue box which is controlled by windows.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Riha.
I am not sure whether this is the right place to put out this question, but I couldn't find any relevant place to put this out.
How can I read the general windows which open on my computer using Java? I am not talking about AWT or Swing window but let's say a notepad/dialog box of windows is open at my machine & I want my java program to read the notepad or a dialogue box which is controlled by windows.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Riha.
Answers
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You can't use Java to steal information from other applications. At least not pure Java. You might be able to do it by having Java call some operating-system API which can access the windows of other applications.
However this is the sort of thing typically done by malware. What's driving your need to spy on other applications? -
901091 wrote:Sure, don't use Java to do it. Windows has a host of products designed specifically to interoperate with Windows products--take advantage of them, or get really good at JNI if you must use Java.
...I want my java program to read the notepad or a dialogue box which is controlled by windows.
Any thoughts?
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