C#: Record and Playback GUI Events

Question

hi. how can i record and playback mouse and keybaord events.

i need this to capture the user interactions with my application so that later on i can play to see what user did.

Answer 1

There are literally hundreds of keyboard / mouse automation apps out there:

http://www.nonags.com/nonags/auto.html

I recommend Do It Again - its free, easy to use and works well, although if I remember correctly it has a quirk where it doesn't work particularly well over a remote desktop connection.

UPDATE: Just re-read the question, I dont think what you want is the ability to record keyboard / mouse actions, as its not guarenteed that the application will "keep up" with the mouse clicks (windows could open in slightly different places, or there could be a slight delay etc...)

What you want is some screen capture software.

Answer 2

You should hook keyboard and mouse events, see Processing Global Mouse and Keyboard Hooks in C# , Low-Level Mouse Hook in C# or Processing Global Windows Mouse and Keyboard Hooks in C#