Send the {Enter} key with ControlCommand()

[PerryRaptor]

Sometimes I cannot find way way out of a paper bag with a knife in my hand...

I can use ControlCommand() to fill in an EditBox, but I cannot figure out how to send the {Enter} key to the Control ID.

I've tried ControlFocus() and ControlSend() and Send() but nothing works

[PerryRaptor]

Is there a better way than this...

ControlSetText( "<window title>", "", <control ID>, "put some text in the edit box and send the enter key" & @CRLF)

ControlClick( "<window title>", "", <control ID>)

Edited January 9, 2007 by PerryRaptor

[PerryRaptor]

Well there seems to be an issue with reliability...A few times the EditBox is filled with text, but the {Enter} is not happening.

Any ideas to do this in a more relaible way?

[herewasplato]

@PerryRaptor,

Are you feelin' alright? You seem to be talking to yourself in this thread :-)

How about a ControlClick to replace the ENTER?

[Outshynd]

ControlSend?

[PerryRaptor]

tried it...doesn't work at all

I wish we had command, option ..."enter", string'... for the ControlCommand() function. For example

ControlCommand("window title", "window text", control ID, "enter", 'string')

[Outshynd]

$hWnd = ControlGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1")
$user32 = DllOpen("user32.dll")
$ret = DllCall($user32, "int", "MapVirtualKey", "int", 0x0D, "int", 0)
$lParam = BitOR($ret[0] * 0x10000, BitAND(1, 0xFFFF))
If IsArray($ret) Then
    DllCall($user32, "int", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", 0x100, "int", 0x0D, "long", $lParam)
    Sleep(1)
    DllCall($user32, "int", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", 0x101, "int", 0x0D, "long", BitOR($lParam, 0xC0000000))
EndIf
DllClose($user32)

Is that what you're looking for?

Edited January 10, 2007 by Outshynd

[PerryRaptor]

Yeah, but I discovered ..."EditPaste", 'string'... works

...Like I said, holding a knife doesn'r mean I can get out of a paper bag

[herewasplato]

..."EditPaste", 'string'...

I've not had a opportunity to use that one yet. Glad you got it working.