keashdoc Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Hi, I am trying to send a CTRL B command to enable bold typing to an electronic medical record program. When I type something in the EMR and click the left CTRL button and B simultaneously, the subsequent test is bold which is what I want. However, when I use an Autoit Script that does not happen. I have tried Send ("^B") and also Send ('{CTRLDOWN}B{CTRLUP}') and neither of them produce the desired result. I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions. Why would the CTRL B command work when I type manually but not work with Autoit which I understand is simulating the keystrokes similar to typing? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajag Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 From autoit help: "N.B. Some programs are very choosy about capital letters and CTRL keys, i.e., "^A" is different from "^a". The first says CTRL+SHIFT+A, the second is CTRL+a. If in doubt, use lowercase!" So maybe Send ("^b") will work? A-Jay Rule #1: Always do a backup Rule #2: Always do a backup (backup of rule #1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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