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    Capture mouse position

    Hey. I am trying to capture the mouse position in a c++ command app, it's important that it's mousepos relative to the screen and not the command app itself. Here's some of my code:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <windows.h>
    
    int main()
    {
    cout << "Please move your mouse to the pixel of your selection";
    system("pause")
    
    "Get mouse position on the screen (preferably which pixel it's at)"
    
    cout << mousepos_pixel_x << " " << mousepos_pixel_y;
    system("pause")
    
    
    }
    All help is appreciated!

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    Re: Capture mouse position

    "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong."
    Richard P. Feynman

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    Re: Capture mouse position

    Need to know what platform, it's different for all of them.

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    Re: Capture mouse position

    Quote Originally Posted by ninja9578 View Post
    Need to know what platform, it's different for all of them.
    I went by this.

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong."
    Richard P. Feynman

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    Re: Capture mouse position

    Whoops *embarrassed*

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    Re: Capture mouse position

    Quote Originally Posted by JohnW@Wessex View Post
    This one returns the coordinates of the screen.

    how to convert these coordinates to window coordinates so that i can capture the mouse cursor location when moved on a CStatic control on a dialog box

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    Re: Capture mouse position

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