How to enter system time into an application using keystrokes.

[Derk]

I have an application that i use to connect to my phone system on an XP PC. I have created a script using key strokes that will input a certain time into the phone system. What i would like it to do is check the PC time and enter that into the application. I have been reading up on "_NowTime", but i am not sure how i will pass this to the custom phone application. Here is the script i have now.

I have just started to get into AutoIt today.

Run ("C:\Program Files\UNITe\GateWay\UniteGW.exe")

WinWaitActive("AdvanceIP")

AutoItSetOption("SendKeyDelay", 40)

send("{alt}Se")

Send("{enter}")

Send("{UP}")

Send("{TAB}")

Send("{TAB}")

Send("{enter}")

send("{alt}C")

Send("{enter}")

run ("C:\Program Files\UNITe\eManager\eManager.exe")

WinWaitActive("eManager")

send("{alt}t")

send("S")

Send("{enter}")

WinWait("System Terminal")

Send("4{enter}")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("15")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("{space}")

Send("13{enter}")

Send("{enter}")

WinActivate("eManager")

send("{alt}f")

send("x")

[JohnOne]

#include <Date.au3>
Send(_NowTime() & @CRLF) ;  & @CRLF just to carraige return

;Or

$Time = _NowTime()
Send($Time)

[Derk]

not sure this will work. I need to hit the space bar and only put in the minutes

[kaotkbliss]

Send(@min) wherever it is you want to insert the minutes?

[Derk]

So do i put these in the script along with @MIN

#include <Date.au3>

Send(_NowTime() & @CRLF) ; & @CRLF just to carraige return

[JohnOne]

not sure this will work. I need to hit the space bar and only put in the minutes

These are the kind of small details you you should make clear, you know, the small details of what you want to do.

[JohnOne]

So do i put these in the script along with @MIN

#include <Date.au3>

Send(_NowTime() & @CRLF) ; & @CRLF just to carraige return

No. just @MIN, if the current minute is all you require to send.

[Derk]

i put in Send("@MIN") and it just entered @MIN

[JohnOne]

Send(@MIN)

EDIT:

The quotes are needed only if you are sending a string literal.

Edited July 12, 2011 by JohnOne

[Derk]

Nice. Thank you so much!