Scripting to a Java applicaton

[WauloK]

Howdy!

I've been reading through the forums and I can see where it's impossible to get a control in a Java app because, basically, they have none.

However, I see there are functions to send commands/actions to controls on an inactive window (the app I'm writing needs to run when the PC is locked), but there seems to be no way to send a command/keypress to an inactive window. Have I missed somewhere? The Java app I am talking about only needs the F2 key pressed from time to time to stop it logging out due to inactivity. If I could send an F2 keypress to the whole inactive window, I believe it would solve my problem.

Any takers? Or perhaps it could be something added to a future version of AutoIT if it doesn't already exist

[WideBoyDixon]

ControlSend?

Alternatively, use _SendMessage with $WM_KEYDOWN and $WM_KEYUP with a VK_KEYCODE of $VK_F2

WBD

[WauloK]

ControlSend sounded good, but there's no Controls in a Java application, as stated above so I don't think this would work?

Will look at _SendMessage now. Thanks.

[WauloK]

Hmm...

This sort of seems to work MOST of the time.

It only works on my PC if the window is not Minimized. It seems to work if the one I want is not the Active window. It even seems to work if the PC is locked.

However, I send the same script to friends, compiled or not, and it doesn't work unless the Window I want is the Active window. I have an AutoIT friend and he compiles it and it doesn't work for him.

Curiouser and Curiouser.

$hwnd = WinGetHandle( $SrvCtrTitle )

ControlSend($hwnd, '', '', '{F2}')

Edited May 14, 2009 by WauloK

[ResNullius]

I've been reading through the forums and I can see where it's impossible to get a control in a Java app because, basically, they have none.

Have you seen this? http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=87956