Send keys into a hidden IE window

[HugoNatalis]

Hello all,

 

After a few failing researches, I would ask you how to send any keyboard keys to a hidden IE window, as for example I would do :

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("www.the-website.com",0,0)
_IELoadWait($oIE)
;; here something to send ("{ENTER}") to $oIE
_IEAction($oIE,"visible")

Hope some of you could help me thx !

[HugoNatalis]

Just now, HugoNatalis said:

Hello all,

 

After a few failing researches, I would ask you how to send any keyboard keys to a hidden IE window, as for example I would do :

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("www.the-website.com",0,0)
_IELoadWait($oIE)
;; here something to send ("{ENTER}") to $oIE
_IEAction($oIE,"visible")

Hope some of you could help me thx !

 

[BrewManNH]

Why are you using Send when you're already using the IE* functions? Send can't send keys to a non-visible window, it can only send them to the currently active window.

[HugoNatalis]

3 hours ago, BrewManNH said:

Why are you using Send when you're already using the IE* functions? Send can't send keys to a non-visible window, it can only send them to the currently active window.

"Send" word I used is not matching with the function Send(), i just used it to show where i wanted to insert the correct task/function to do what I want (which is the reason i created this topic haha)

[Nine]

31 minutes ago, HugoNatalis said:

"Send" word I used is not matching with the function Send(), i just used it to show where i wanted to insert the correct task/function to do what I want (which is the reason i created this topic haha)

Again, if you have read the way you should post a question, you would know how to do it.  Make a runable script (not just a two liners)  that we all can replicate, then tell us what is wrong.

[rm4453]

What are you wanting to send?

[HugoNatalis]

11 hours ago, Nine said:

Again, if you have read the way you should post a question, you would know how to do it.  Make a runable script (not just a two liners)  that we all can replicate, then tell us what is wrong.

Okay I think I understand, here is my script : 

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("www.the-website.com",0,0)
_IELoadWait($oIE)
Send("{ENTER}")
_IEAction($oIE,"visible")

The problem is when I want to to send ENTER to $oIE, i received ENTER in the current opened window, the AutoIT script, which i do not want.

I don't know what to use instead of Send("{ENTER}") into the hidden IE window.

If some know it, help please !

[rm4453]

3 minutes ago, HugoNatalis said:

Okay I think I understand, here is my script : 

#include <IE.au3>

$oIE = _IECreate("www.the-website.com",0,0)
_IELoadWait($oIE)
$hWnd = _IEPropertyGet($oIE, "hwnd") ; Grab hWnd of IE window
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "{ENTER}") ; Use ControlSend to send what you want
; Send("{ENTER}") ; Won't work with hidden windows only sends to current selected window
_IEAction($oIE,"visible")

The problem is when I want to to send ENTER to $oIE, i received ENTER in the current opened window, the AutoIT script, which i do not want.

I don't know what to use instead of Send("{ENTER}") into the hidden IE window.

If some know it, help please !

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I modified your code above and put some comments that should help. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[HugoNatalis]

2 minutes ago, rm4453 said:

I modified your code above and put some comments that should help. Let me know if you have any other questions.

As simple as this, that's exactly what i wanted ! Thanks for the lesson !

[rm4453]

Just now, HugoNatalis said:

As simple as this, that's exactly what i wanted ! Thanks for the lesson !

Of course always glad to help! Good Luck!