Creating a Command-Line Tool to Log Windows Messages for Debugging
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Summary
The article discusses the creation of a command-line tool inspired by Spy++, a classic Windows development utility for debugging UI issues. The author highlights the limitation of Spy++ in exporting message streams and introduces their solution—a tool that logs Windows messages for later analysis, comparison, or automation scripts.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledIf you've ever done serious Windows development, you've probably used or at least heard of Spy++.
It's an indispensable utility for debugging stubborn UI problems.
You can watch messages go by, but you can't save them to a file for later analysis, comparison, or to use as the basis for an automation script.
I wanted a tool that could do just that—a 'Spy++ for logging.'
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