Noob question So I've got a simple script I've created to (quickly) send a keypress to a background application, then switch back to the application I was already in...and seems to work just fine with some keypresses, but the script fails to function at all with others. Specifically, in line 5, the script works fine with (F2) or +(F5), but not with (F1) or (F5). A bit about these keypresses in the application, F2 is "options" & (shift)F5 is "Sync All". F1 is "Connect", F5 is "Sync current window". All four keys work when pressed directly (physical keyboard). Help? Sleep(3000) ;~This gets the window title of the currently active window $title=WinGetTitle("[active]") ;~This sends a keypress or whatever you want to MPE, even if it's minimized or not in-focus. ControlSend( "MyPhoneExplorer", "", "", "+{F5}") ;~I found you needed a short delay between telling MPE to do something & switching back to your window, half a second was enough for me. Sleep(500) ;~This brings back your window WinActivate($title) ;~This stuff's specific to my application, you can ignore it. If WinActive("Zoom Player") Then ControlSend( "Zoom Player", "", "", "!t") EndIf All of this because I can't figure out how to send a keypress to a background application (background, not minimized) without bringing it to the front (focus)...which was my original intent.

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Problem with a simple script, one change kills the script.

By TheLandYacht
March 3, 2014 in AutoIt General Help and Support

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