How to rite a code to launch notepad and the click on Edit and then again click on paste

[sourabh343]

Hi,

Can some please help me out to write a code to launh notepad and then click on Edit and then click on paste as i am new to the coding.

Run("notepad.exe")

Regards,

Sourabh

[SadBunny]

Run("notepad.exe")                  ; <-- run notepad
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad") ; <-- wait until a window called "Untitled - Notepad" is active
Send("^v")                          ; <-- send keystroke ctrl-v (much easier and faster than clicking around)

That should do it.

[JLogan3o13]

@sourabh343, SadBunny's solution will definitely work. As another suggestion, since it sounds like you are pasting in something you have already copied to the clipboard, perhaps something like this. It removes having to manipulate the notepad GUI:

;assumes you have already copied the lorem ipsum text to the clipboard
$sMyText = ClipGet()
FileWrite(@DesktopDir & "\Output.txt", $sMyText)

Also, I notice you created two accounts. Please stick to the one; as you hadn't posted anything under the @sourabh moniker, I have closed that account.

[sourabh343]

Thanks 

11 hours ago, JLogan3o13 said:

@sourabh343, SadBunny's solution will definitely work. As another suggestion, since it sounds like you are pasting in something you have already copied to the clipboard, perhaps something like this. It removes having to manipulate the notepad GUI:

;assumes you have already copied the lorem ipsum text to the clipboard
$sMyText = ClipGet()
FileWrite(@DesktopDir & "\Output.txt", $sMyText)

Also, I notice you created two accounts. Please stick to the one; as you hadn't posted anything under the @sourabh moniker, I have closed that account.

Hi Logan, thanks for helping me out

[sourabh343]

13 hours ago, SadBunny said:

Run("notepad.exe")                  ; <-- run notepad
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad") ; <-- wait until a window called "Untitled - Notepad" is active
Send("^v")                          ; <-- send keystroke ctrl-v (much easier and faster than clicking around)

That should do it.

Thanks for helping me out

[sourabh343]

I have one more question that is i have to write a code to launch and exe and go to tools menu and select one of the option from the menu.

Could you please help me with it

[JLogan3o13]

Sure, look at Run and ShellExecute in the help file, then look at WinMenuSelectItem. Try the example scripts, then try to modify them for your needs.