Since my effort to run PowerPoint from DMXControl, or to run DMXControl from PowerPoint have failed, I am considering other options.
Perhaps there would be a 3rd party program that will accept any keystroke, and then send a different keystroke to other multiple programs. I suppose this might be called a macro or shortcut editor program.
The idea is that I can use my PowerPoint remote control, and this software would receive the "next slide" keystroke. Then it would send the "next slide" keystroke to PowerPoint and a "next cue" keystroke to DMXControl.
If there are no existing programs, I have programmed in Visual Basic in the past. Does anyone recommend me trying to do it myself this way? I would be concerned about performance problems, since Visual Basic is not a quickly performing language. Also, I am not sure if it can run hidden, and also send keystrokes to DMXControl while keeping it hidden. I need PowerPoint to stay on top with its slide show running full screen. I have programmed in machine language on the Atari 8-bit, but that was MANY years ago. I have no clue how one would go about grabbing focus of programs in Windows low-level languages to send them keystrokes.
Any further suggestions?
Joe Dunfee