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Asked: 2026-05-24T03:26:55+00:00

I have been looking for a way to do this all around the internet

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I have been looking for a way to do this all around the internet and have not come back with much, so this is what i’m looking to do:

I have USB game controller. I want to control my application using the buttons on this controller, example if i hit the triangle button my application does something. I have done programs before using COM control but this device does not mount itself as a serial device, only a USB, so anyone have any advice on how I can read data through a HID-class USB device? Perhaps using Direct input?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use the HID API directly but it’s a PITA. The best option is to use DirectX.
    See the DirectX4VB libraries and website (which we use)
    http://directx4vb.vbgamer.com/DirectX4VB/Tutorials/DirectX7/DI_Joystick.asp

    Note that I’ve only used it from VB6, not .NET.

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