You're opening Notepad on another PC? It won't work then. It only simulates keypresses on your keyboard. You'd have to get it to run an app/script that sends the keys on the other PC.

Good Afternoon - I have a VB program that launch the C shell (services for UNIX).  I will like to print some commands at the prompt using the SendKeys but it won't work.  Below is my code:

Private Declare Function GetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

'Public customReportName As String, customReportName2 As String

Private Const WM_CLOSE = &H10
Private openCShellExe As Long

'EXECUTE THE EXECUTABLE FILE ASSOICATED WITH THE MEDTOX REPORTS
Public Sub cmdOpenCShell()
   
   frmPrinter.WindowState = 1
   If frmPrinter.cmdPrint.Value = True Then
       Call Shell("C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\POSIX.EXE /u /c /bin/csh -l", vbNormalFocus)
       'Call Shell("cmd.exe", vbNormalFocus)
       DoEvents
       openCShellExe = GetForegroundWindow
       SendKeys "cd .." ', True
       SendKeys ("{Enter}")
       SendKeys "ls"
    Else
       Exit Sub
   End If
   
End Sub

How can I simulate Ctrl+Alt+Del on WinXP? I tried it and although it sends the keys (and my sort-of-keylogger verified it), Windows ignores it.

Hi

 I am trying to simulate data entry in SAP screen from VB. The Ctrl+tab and Shift+tab are not working.

 I used "^{tab}" , "^(vbtab)" , "^((vbtab))", "^({tab})" but nothing worked.

 Please do clarify

Hey All,

    I'm having the same problem with sendkeys "^{TAB}". My application treats this command as a TAB - "{TAB}", but I need a CTRL+TAB to skip through a text box. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks,

Steve

I dont know if it will help
The same case happen when I use ComponentOne Flexgrid, I use to simulate left key to do the shift tab

       ' Left or Shift Tab (65536 + 9)
       If lastkey = 37 Or lastkeydata = 65545 Then
             System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("+{TAB}")
       Else
           System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{TAB}")
       End If

I just curious if it work in your case

I dont know if it will help
The same case happen when I use ComponentOne Flexgrid, I use to simulate left key to do the shift tab

       ' Left or Shift Tab (65536 + 9)
       If lastkey = 37 Or lastkeydata = 65545 Then
             System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("+{TAB}")
       Else
           System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{TAB}")
       End If

for a ctrl, try 131072 + 9 instead of 65536 + 9
I just curious if it work in your case

If you need to use sendkeys to send a combination of keys for example CTRL+C (for copy) you need to use brackets. Sendkeys "^C" sends CTRL and C separately. Use something like Sendkeys "(^C)"

I'm not sure if this can be accomplished with the send keys but how can you simulate a left or right mouse click?

Hi,

I've read your post about sendkeys and I have the same issue.

In a script I want to copy the text selected and it works well on my computer with this code :

Set Wsh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Wsh.SendKeys "^{c}"

But I installed the program on other computers and there, the script doesn't copy anything !!

Do you know how can this happen ?
Are there rights that I need to configure on other computers so that sendkeys can be called ?

Thanks,

Jerome

Thank you.

in vb how do I send Ctrl + Alt + Del  followed by an Enter key in VB Code
this is to lock the system.

thanks

/Sunil

Awesoem!, but u kno how when useing  command prompt, u can hit alt+enter to make it go full screen, how would i get it to do tht, its not working i have this so far -
Shell "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe", vbNormalFocus
SendKeys ("%~")
SendKeys "@echo off~"
SendKeys "cd\~"
SendKeys "cd windows~"
but i cant get the %~ command to work???? can neone help???

Hi,

You can lock a windows nt based computer (2000,Xp,2003 etc) by the following shell command:

shell "rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation",vbhide

HI,

Thanks for replyng.

Can you explain in detail how this can be done,
coz im new to all this stuff.

thanks

Sunil