[Mingw-users] SendInput not yet in winuser.h

[Rodney S. <Rod...@wn...>]

I am trying (w/o success) to use a new W32 API call : SendInput.

Compatibility: NT 4.0(SP3) or later; Win 98 or later; CE Unsupported.

I have NT4.0(SP6).  I included the following in my source file (script.c):

/**************************************************************************=
**These API calls are missing from my winuser.h file:**********************=
******************************************************/typedef struct =
tagMOUSEINPUT {	DWORD dx;	DWORD dy;	DWORD mouseData;	=
DWORD dwFlags;	DWORD time;	DWORD dwExtraInfo;} MOUSEINPUT, *LPMOUSEINP=
UT;typedef struct tagKEYBDINPUT {	WORD wVk;	WORD wScan;   =
DWORD	dwFlags;	DWORD time;	DWORD dwExtraInfo;} KEYBDINPUT, =
*LPKEYBDINPUT;#define VK_P				80 /* using vbKeyP =
instead would also work */#define KEYEVENTF_KEYUP	2typedef struct =
tagINPUT_TYPE {	DWORD type;	union 	{		MOUSEINPUT mi;		=
KEYBDINPUT ki;	};} INPUT, INPUT_TYPE, *LPINPUT_TYPE;#define INPUT_KEYBOARD=
	1#define INPUT_MOUSE		0LRESULT WINAPI SendInput( DWORD =
nInputs, LPINPUT_TYPE pInputs, DWORD cbSize );/****************************=
***************************************************************************=
*************************************************/


I compile like so:

>make
gcc -c -mwindows -mno-cygwin script.c
gcc -o script.exe -mwindows -mno-cygwin script.o script.res -luser32
script.o(.text+0x1ab4):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1c72):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1e37):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1ec9):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [script.exe] Error 1


If I look into USER32.DLL, SendInput does not have a leading underscore =
and it does not have a "@12" postfix.  In fact, none of the USER32.DLL =
functions have an underscore prefix or a "@##" postfix.

I have tried pexorts in all sorts of manners:

>~/bin/pexports.exe /WINNT/system32/USER32.DLL > user32.def

>~/bin/pexports.exe -o /WINNT/system32/USER32.DLL > user32.def

>~/bin/pexports.exe -oh /usr/include/w32api/winuser.h /WINNT/system32/USER3=
2.DLL > user32.def

>~/bin/pexports.exe -h /usr/include/w32api/winuser.h /WINNT/system32/USER32=
.DLL > user32.def

>~/bin/pexports.exe -p "gcc -E -D __attribute__(x)=3D -xc-header -I =
/usr/include/w32api" -h /usr/include/w32api/winuser.h /WINNT/system32/USER3=
2.DLL > user32.def


Each time I run dlltool like so: dlltool -d user32.def -l libuser32.a


For example, if I do:

>~/bin/pexports.exe /WINNT/system32/USER32.DLL > user32.def
  (note: user32.def does not have leading "_" or "@##" postfixes and no =
ordinal numbers)
>dlltool -d user32.def -l libuser32.a
  (note: libuser32.a declares calls with a leading underscore; eg. =
"_SendInput")
>gcc -o script.exe -mwindows -mno-cygwin script.o script.res ./libuser32.a
  (note: script.o expects "_SendInput@12", link with the local libuser32.a)=


The result is still:
script.o(.text+0x1ab4):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1c72):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1e37):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
script.o(.text+0x1ec9):script.c: undefined reference to `SendInput@12'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


What am I doing wrong?  How can I regenerate libraries for the standard =
W32 API dlls?  I declared SendInput exactly like the other calls from =
winuser.h.

I am confused and frustrated with M$ crap.  Please help.

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Rodney Stromlund    (extension: 6484)
Southwest Airlines Co.  Dept: Systems
Psalms 37:12-15 (http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=3Dpsalms+37%3A12-=
15&version=3DNLT)