Keys written are not the good one

[J-F]

Hi

I had a little problem and I was wondering if it happend to you in the past.

From time to time, when I run a script, AutoIt doesn't type the proper keys.

For Exemple if I say to Autoit to execute the following command : Run ("C:\Program files\"), Au3 will type C:|Program files| .

It happens like less than 5% of the time I decide to run a script. I didn't change my keyboard language or my computer language. My keyboard language is in French(Canada) while my pc is in English. On my keyboard to type \ you have to press Ctrl-Alt and the key situated at the left of the number 1. While the | is shift and the same button.

I found a solution to correct the problem, when it happens I run the this script :

run("notepad.exe")
sleep(1000)
WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")
Send("\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\")
Send("|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||")

Then I re-run the script I wanted.

So I was wondering did you had a similar problem and do you have a better way to prevent this from happening again?

Many thanks

J-F

[Simucal]

I have been trying to find the post.. but I believe someone before said that in a low percentage of their Send()'s it would send the wrong key. I still havent found it though.

[SmOke_N]

If the object your sending it to has a ControlID you may look at ControlSetText() rather than Send().

@Simucal - it was vollyman and someone else I believe

[seandisanti]

If the object your sending it to has a ControlID you may look at ControlSetText() rather than Send().

@Simucal - it was vollyman and someone else I believe

i'd put money on it that they're either pressing shift, or they have a shift down somewhere in their script. in situations where i have to use ControlSend or Send instead of ControlSetText, alot of times i'll have it use ascii values instead of typing the characters...example:

$string = "This is the string i want sent"
for $x = 1 to stringlen($string)
    Send(chr(asc(StringMid($string,$x,1))))
Next

it doesn't slow down execution too much, but makes it so that shift or capslock state won't affect keys being transmitted...

[Vicks]

i have a problem with keys also if you type them to fast it can't keep up with you,

[jvanegmond]

Just a wild thought..

Try sending the keys 'raw' by changing the flag to 1

(Send ( "keys" [, flag] ) )

example

Send("\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\",1)

[w0uter]

try: clipput() & send('^v')

Edited June 14, 2006 by w0uter

[J-F]

Really usefull informations.

Many thanks to all of you.

Cameronsdad and SmOke_N, your tips are really usefull and it may help my scripts to be "bugs free"

[seandisanti]

Really usefull informations.

Many thanks to all of you.

Cameronsdad and SmOke_N, your tips are really usefull and it may help my scripts to be "bugs free"

no problem, always gald to help. and debugging is half of the fun....

***edit*** typo

Edited June 14, 2006 by cameronsdad