Interacting with Third Party Program Forms

[RFEULINGatRITE]

Hello,

I know how to interact with web based forms programmatically but I want to interact with other program's forms with vb.net.

I previously just passed the idea off without a thought until I installed Microsoft's fingerprint reader - I can set my usernames and passwords so that it will input them into any field on a form I choose when I press my finger onto it.

How do they do this?

Thanks for the help!!

 

[RFEULINGatRITE]

I've found some stuff on using activex / COM to interact but nothing specific...

More than anything, I can't research the topic becuase Im not really sure how to phrase it on google.

Any help? Thanks

 

[evalesthy]

Did you ever find any information on this?

 

[Dimandja]

I think the phrasing of the question is confusing. Where is the problem? Using a finger to input data, or addressing a control located in another running program?

 

[evalesthy]

Sorry, I was thinking about what I thought his initial musing was about. I was playing around with the MS Fingerprint Reader yesterday and got to thinking about using it to capture information. For example, if I wanted to know if user X approved their data entry on a form - could I lock the form (so data cannot be changed) and then capture their authorization on the form using the fingerprint reader. I guess the rough analogy is like capturing a digital signature.

 

[Dimandja]

You may want to try this ActiveX:

http://www.topshareware.com/Priore-FingerPrint-ActiveX-download-15968.htm

 

[RFEULINGatRITE]

To clarify...

The Microsoft fingerprint reader software has the ability to pass information from it to other applications, in this case usernames and passwords.

I don't really care about the fingerprint stuff specifically, I want to make a program that when activated can pass information into another programs forms. I want to pass more than just a username and password; I’m looking to automate a process by filling out a complex data entry form automatically.

Thanks for any help!