Generating system events in java

[jiggaman]

Hi,

I am trying to generate events using a simple java program. what i
am trying to do is essentially fake a event. for eg..here is what i
want to do. I want to write a program that will allow me to generate a
"CTRL+ESC" event. on a windows box when we press CTRL+ESC the start
menu pops up. typically what i want it to do is when i run my program
its should post the events such that it mimics a user pressing the
CTRL+ESC keys.

is this doable with the current java api. will i need to use any
native libraries?
i am desperate to have this working any and all help will be highly
appreciated.

thanx,

Jiggaman

 

[Manish Jethani]

I am trying to generate events using a simple java program. what i
am trying to do is essentially fake a event. for eg..here is what i
want to do. I want to write a program that will allow me to generate a
"CTRL+ESC" event. on a windows box when we press CTRL+ESC the start
menu pops up. typically what i want it to do is when i run my program
its should post the events such that it mimics a user pressing the
CTRL+ESC keys.

is this doable with the current java api. will i need to use any
native libraries?

AFAIK this is possible only with a native library. You'll need
to write a DLL that does the messaging stuff, and expose one
method through it. The JNI is your friend.

-Manish