Re: How do I write an invisible program?

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On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:08:44 -0700, Mike Silva <snarflemike@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I know, "invisible program" is not very useful terminology, but I
don't even know what to call what I'm trying to do. I need to write a
small program that communicates with some hardware through a serial
port, and on the other end generates keystrokes for consumption by an
application. I know how to do the serial port side, and I gather I
can use SendInput for the keystroke side. What I don't know is what
form this program should take. It doesn't need (and must not have)
any visible presence on the screen, nor does it take any user input.
So when I create the project in VS2005, what kind of project should I
create to avoid having any visible presence on the screen? I hope my
question makes sense. Thanks.

Mike

it sounds like a service, especially since you are communicating with
hardware and maybe want to be up and running when the PC boots up.
Services normally don't interact with the desktop.
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