I found this on Microsoft's developer site but I don't know how I can implement it.
> The SendKeys class has been updated for the .NET Framework 3.0 to enable its > use in applications that run on Windows Vista. The enhanced security of > Windows Vista (known as User Account Control or UAC) prevents the previous > implementation from working as expected. > > The SendKeys class is susceptible to timing issues, which some developers > have had to work around. The updated implementation is still susceptible to > timing issues, but is slightly faster and may require changes to the > workarounds. The SendKeys class tries to use the previous implementation > first, and if that fails, uses the new implementation. As a result, the > SendKeys class may behave differently on different operating systems. > Additionally, when the SendKeys class uses the new implementation, the > SendWaitmethod will not wait for messages to be processed when they are sent > to another process. > > If your application relies on consistent behavior regardless of the operating > system, you can force the SendKeys class to use the new implementation by > adding the following application setting to your app.config file. > > <appSettings> > <add key="SendKeys" value="SendInput"/> > </appSettings> > > To force the SendKeys class to use the previous implementation, use the value > "JournalHook" instead. Bill Vlahos _________________ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:02 AM, runrev260...@m-r-d.de wrote: > Hi Bill, > > i have done something similar. You can create a vbs script and let Rev run > this. > > I am not very good at VBS, but the following lines show how to insert text > into an app. > > ___________________ > Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") > WshShell.Run "winword.exe" > 'the app is opened. If your app is already running, you do not need this line > WScript.Sleep 2000 > 'script stops for 2000 milliseconds to take sure, that the app is running > before further proceeding. > > WshShell.AppActivate "Dokument1 - Microsoft Word" > 'activates your already running app > 'between the quotes you have to put the exact name of the app - as it is > shown in the title bar of that app > ' winword also shows the document name in the title bar > > WScript.Sleep 100 > 'script stops for 100 milliseconds' > > WshShell.SendKeys "This Text should be inserted" > 'the text between the quotes is sent to the app > > WScript.Sleep 100 > WshShell.SendKeys "{enter}" > 'sends an enter to winword > WScript.Sleep 100 > > WshShell.SendKeys "This Text should also be inserted" > 'the text between the quotes is sent to the app > > ____________________ > > Maybe Ken Ray could jump in, as he knows much more about VB and VBS. > > Regards, > > Matthias > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: How to invoke SendInput() Windows API. was Re: How do I paste into a > different app? (07-Jan-2010 6:42) > From: Bill Vlahos <bvla...@mac.com> > To: runrev260...@m-r-d.de > >> It looks like Microsoft has deprecated the keybd_event API and suggests >> using SendInput() instead. >> >> Below is a sample of what needs to be sent. This is a C++ example. How do I >> send this from Rev in Windows? It looks similar to what I do with >> AppleScript on the Mac? While the send...as applescript commands are >> documented in Rev's dictionary I don't see anything similar for Windows >> APIs. >> >> INPUT inp[2]; >> memset(inp,0,sizeof(INPUT)); >> inp[0].type = INPUT_KEYBOARD; >> inp[0].ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_UNICODE; // to avoid shift, and so on >> inp[1] = inp[0]; >> inp[1].ki.dwFlags |= KEYEVENTF_KEYUP; >> >> for (LPCTSTR p=str; *p; p++) { >> inp[0].ki.wScan = inp[1].ki.wScan = *p; >> SendInput(2, inp, sizeof(INPUT)); >> } >> >> Here are some relevant links: >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163867.aspx >> http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=377393 >> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646310(VS.85).aspx >> >> On Dec 31, 2009, at 7:27 AM, Bill Vlahos wrote: >> >>> I figured it out and have it working on the Mac with AppleScript. I'm not >>> using a paste function but the AppleScript "keystroke" function. It looks >>> like the Windows API "keybd_event" can do the same type of thing. >> >> Bill Vlahos >> _________________ >> InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) helps me remember the important >> details of my life. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> use-revolution@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> >> >> >> >> To: use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
