Engelbert Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Hi all! I have a problem with sending combination of control and key. Script always send only key without ctrl effect in any application. I tried Send("^a") Send("{CTRLDOWN}") Send("a") Send("{CTRLUP}") Send("{CTRLDOWN}a{CTRLUP}") with and without Sleep statements between Send commands - no succes. OS - WinXP and Win7 both under VMWare player. This script works perfectly about four month ago in same systems except that autoit was reinstalled. PS. Sry fo my inglish=) Edited February 15, 2013 by Engelbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallistorm1989 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Send("^a") Is the correct one... Did u make a WinWaitActive before u start sending your keystrokes ? Edited February 15, 2013 by Hallistorm1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelbert Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Hallistorm1989, thanks for code formatting prompt. Actually i use WinActivate before keystrokes. I just tried WinWaitActive but nothing has changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelbert Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Still have this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted February 18, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 18, 2013 Engelbert,This script works perfectly about four month ago in same systems except that autoit was reinstalledNo other changes at all? What is the app you are trying to automate? Could that have altered? M23  Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelbert Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Melba23, these problems now affect any app, even notepad. And yes, targett application (local estimated app) was upgraded to actual version. Can it hurt while system? PS. Well, i tried script on notepad in host os. Ctrl+a is working, while ctrl+c not. It seems like virtual machine problem. Will try another version of virtualizing software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Are you running the script on the host or the guest system? If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays.  -  ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script.  -  Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label.  -  _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file  -  SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor  -  GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI.  -   Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelbert Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 BrewManNH, on the guest system. Specifically - ctrl and win keys not emulating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engelbert Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Find a solution, maybe it will be useful for somebody else. Script run on host os, get handle of virtaul machine (e.g. $window_title = WinGetHandle('window title - VMware Player')) and send these keystrokes Send("{CTRLDOWN}a{CTRLUP}") Send("{CTRLDOWN}c{CTRLUP}") to guest. Of course, target app must be opened and focus set to right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clicker Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Pretty sure it's not only VMware problem. I meet same problem with my system. Windows 7, using Send("^a")sending only "a" to Excel cells, web-forms etc. Now i'm using mouse menus, but it's terrible annoing. Same with Send("{CTRLDOWN}c{CTRLUP}") Edited April 26, 2013 by Clicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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