I want to find a x and y co-ordinates of a control in different exe.

Here is what I am trying to do?

1) Find a window is running or not (custom app 1) I think I can use Process.GetProcessbyName method to do this

2) List all the controls in the form -- I am not sure how to do this

3) List x and y co-ordinates of the control -- I am not sure how to do this.

Please help

Here is a quick example for using Remoting to talk between 2 application:

1. Create a new project - "RemoteApplication".

1b. Add a refference to System.Runtime.Remoting

2. Double click on the form and add the following code:

3. Change the Form.Text property to "This is the remote form".

4. Run the application (if the windows firewall ask something - click 'allow'\'don't block',etc.).

The form should appear.

5. Create a new project "ApplicationTalker".

6. Double click on the form and add the following code:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

if (ConnectToRemote())

this.Text = "I got '" + _remoteForm.Text + "' from the other app!";

private Form _remoteForm;

privatebool ConnectToRemote()

string Url = "tcp://localhost";

int Port = 8085;

string Name = "RemoteForm";

Url += ":" + Port + "/" + Name;

if (_remoteForm == null)

try

_remoteForm = (Form)Activator.GetObject(typeof(Form), Url);

catch (Exception ex)

System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);

return false;

return true;

7. Run the application - you should see the form text changed to "I got - 'This is the remote form' from the other app!".

8. This is it! by using the form, you can search for controls in it, get their properties, etc.

If you just want topass information from one application to the other once, use some file to save the relevant data.

If you want to 'talk' between the 2 apps, you might consider checking Remoting- this is a nice way to talk between 2 apps.

Here is a quick example for using Remoting to talk between 2 application:

1. Create a new project - "RemoteApplication".

1b. Add a refference to System.Runtime.Remoting

2. Double click on the form and add the following code:

3. Change the Form.Text property to "This is the remote form".

4. Run the application (if the windows firewall ask something - click 'allow'\'don't block',etc.).

The form should appear.

5. Create a new project "ApplicationTalker".

6. Double click on the form and add the following code:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

if (ConnectToRemote())

this.Text = "I got '" + _remoteForm.Text + "' from the other app!";

private Form _remoteForm;

privatebool ConnectToRemote()

string Url = "tcp://localhost";

int Port = 8085;

string Name = "RemoteForm";

Url += ":" + Port + "/" + Name;

if (_remoteForm == null)

try

_remoteForm = (Form)Activator.GetObject(typeof(Form), Url);

catch (Exception ex)

System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);

return false;

return true;

7. Run the application - you should see the form text changed to "I got - 'This is the remote form' from the other app!".

8. This is it! by using the form, you can search for controls in it, get their properties, etc.