Sending commands to an application

[Cash, Robert]

Is there a way (module or other method) to send an applications commands?
This applications unfortunately does not accept command line parameters so 

$ application_name command1 command2 commandx  will not work.


You start the application then at the application prompt type in the various
commands:

$ application name
  application_prompt> command 1
  application_promtp> command 2 .....


  Thanks for the help.