controlsend function

[amakrkr]

hello,

i am having a strange error with ControlSend function.

What i want to do is send keys to an inactive windows.

It works just fine but when i type something in MS Word for example

and i press SHIFT or CTRL or ALT everything becomes crazy. Random caps lock on / caps lock off, some of the characters on my keyboard switch to US keyboard.

So can anyone explain to me how to solve this problem

Thank you!

while 1

sleep(100)
    
        If  $a = 1      Then
        ControlSend("notepad", "", "", "3")
        sleep($value*1000)
        EndIf
        
                      If    $b = 1      Then
        ControlSend("notepad", "", "", "4")
        sleep($value*1000)
        EndIf
WEnd

Edited March 6, 2010 by amakrkr

[JohnOne]

Your code looks fine.

[amakrkr]

Your code looks fine.

fixed.

[JohnOne]

happy to help

[JohnOne]

Currently, your controlsend dosent know which control of the window to act on, because you have no controlID set (third parameter)

You can get its ID by using the windowinfotool.

[amakrkr]

Currently, your controlsend dosent know which control of the window to act on, because you have no controlID set (third parameter)

You can get its ID by using the windowinfotool.

yeah i know

problem is my windows dont have any controls thos i cant put in the 3rd value.

[JohnOne]

Well its going to be dependant on what control you are sending to, and the rest of your code.

My notepad edit control has an ID 0f 15, and its never called just, "notepad".

[amakrkr]

Well its going to be dependant on what control you are sending to, and the rest of your code.

My notepad edit control has an ID 0f 15, and its never called just, "notepad".

yea nvm that i just have put that window as an example. in my program i use other window that dont have any controls.

[JohnOne]

Well if you can enter text manually you can do it another way, maybe, just not with controlsend.

Your reluctance to post the window in question wont help your cause either.

[amakrkr]

well i dont know how else can i send text to a minimized window without activating it....any suggestions are more than welcome.

ty