Send commands to programs

[kw_rock]

Quick scripting question with AutoIT.

How would I go about sending a command to a program without having it maximized?

Say I want to send 12345 to notepad.exe while it's open, how would I do that without having the window active?

Thanks in advance

[ludocus]

ControlSend

example: ControlSend("Untitled", "", "Edit1", "This is a line of text in the notepad window")

Edited June 18, 2008 by ludocus

[MHz]

Give this example a try

Run('notepad')
WinWait('Untitled')
ControlSend('Untitled', '', 'Edit1', '12345')

ControlSend() sends the string direct to the control Edit1. AutoIt Info Tool will supply you with control info needed to recognize controls.

[kw_rock]

AutoIT info tool doesn't do anything because it doesn't show me the information for the program i'm trying to use !