This sample shows how to inject touch pointer input into the Windows message queue. Specifically, this sample covers using the Touch Input APIs to inject touch-down messages and touch-up messages.

Warning  This sample requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and doesn't compile in Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows.

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Touch Input

To build this sample:

1. Start Visual Studio and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3. Press F7 (or F6 for Visual Studio 2013) or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.