Screen control

[the swift]

Alright, Couldn't think of a better title so that's it. I've actually got a couple of questions I'd like answered, though... So if you could, I'd be really thankful :)

First of all, I was wondering if it's possible to find a specific thing on screen. Like, if there was a link to somewhere, would it be possible for my program to find that link, or even the co-ordinates of that link?

Second, I was wondering if it was possible to have c++ click things somewhere, while you maintain complete control over your own cursor...

And if that's possible, is it possible to make c++ click things in a window that's either minimized or behind another window?

Thanks!

[Moschops]

C++ has no knowledge of a screen, a mouse, clicking or anything like that. It's dependent on your hardware and your operating system.

The short answer is that your operating system provides an API to interact with the hardware and that should be your next port of call, to see what your OS offers you. Often, that API is written in C and/or C++, so you can certainly write C++ code to interact in the way you describe.