here is a script i popped out that works around the window focus problem
(note: i didn't spend much time on this.....it needs some work)
anyhow, the basic idea is, it sends the keys, then checks and sees if the window is
still there
if it is, it sends the keys again..and so forth
---tom
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On 6/17/2001 at 4:41 AM Michael Mirman wrote:
>I have a script that uses Setupsup and sends keystrokes to a specific window.
>First, it calls WaitForWindow to get focus, then it sends keystrokes.
>After I've moved to Win2K, I've noticed that when my machine is unattended,
>everything seems to be working fine.
>However, if I'm doing something, my focusing on different windows easily
>confuses Setupsup.
>
>There is something different between Win2K and NT4 how they focus windows.
>I see on the tools bar, the window that the script tries to get focus on
>starts blinking.
>However, the focus really stays on the window I'm working in, so the
>keystrokes are sent to that window, rather to the one that the script intended.
>
>Any win2k insights?
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