ControlSend with special keys ( v.83 )

[sl_alagappan]

Can anybody tell me the special keys tested with ControlSend command of v.83?

sending {ENTER} key failed for me.

Below is the code tried

$Var="test"
ControlSend($ChildWindowTitle, $ChildWindowText,"Edit3",$Var & "{ENTER}",0)

[scriptkitty]

Only Text for now as far as I know, but they are adding in new stuff every release. Stay tuned I guess. I keep testing my chr() as well each release.

[Jon]

The only one that doesn't work for me is ALT combos like !f. I had some code that almost got it to work (brought up a menu) but it failed when the window was not active so I removed it.

{ENTER} works fine here under XP though.

Edit: Just tested {ENTER} under 95 and it works here.

[scriptkitty]

Thanks Jon,

Sorry.

Edited December 31, 2003 by scriptkitty

[Jon]

This is the sort of code I've been testing:

If WinExists("Document - WordPad") Then
    WinActivate("Document - WordPad")
Else
    Run("write.exe")
EndIf

WinWaitActive("Document - WordPad")

Sleep(2000)
ControlSend("Document - WordPad", "", "RICHEDIT50W1", "1234{ENTER}{LEFT 2}{ASC 65}")

[scriptkitty]

Sorry, I was just testing it out and home and this is the one machine I didn't update.

Every command works great for me now.

It was pretty funny since I had all the {} command in one file.

Anyhow My appologies, and I couldn't edit my post fast enough.

...edit CHR() work fine as well. and {enter} works on win2000 as well

Edited December 31, 2003 by scriptkitty

[sl_alagappan]

I suspect the control names ( class name ) that I get via AutoITSpy.

Control Names obtained using AutoSpy whereby unable to send text are:

Edit51

Static51

[scriptkitty]

Most likely not the names, but the program you are doing it on. A lot of programs have layers, and controlsend doens't work well. Like IE and these edit boxes for instance.

Can you send control text?

[sl_alagappan]

I am able to send normal plain text to these controls but unable to send special keys like {ENTER}, {UP}, etc

[Jon]

If they are edit controls does ControlSetText not work? ControlSend is a last resort after the ControlSetText function really.

[sl_alagappan]

ControlSetText works with CHR(13). Have not tried with {ENTER} for ControlSetText.

From AutoSpy, could see a control called "SS32D25EditHScroll1". On the screen, it seem to be a grid control. Send() works fine here. but unable to use ControlSend().

any idea?

[sl_alagappan]

for ControlSetText(), i need to press the ENTER key so that, application validates the input and fills up other related fields with corresponding values. If no enter key pressed, other fields won't be filled up.

Seems ControlsetText() does not support {ENTER} key for Edit boxes.