Is there a way to send keys to a program w/o activating the Window 2

[sunila7]

Is there a way to send keys to a program w/o activating the Window? Without using AppActivate and sendkeys? the problem with this is that the window keeps getting focus everytime appactivate is called. Is there a way to avoid that?

Thanks

Sunil

Sunil

 

[chiph]

That's what AppActivate does -- it gives the other application focus, in order that you can then do a SendKeys to it.

Chip H.


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[sunila7]

Hi Chiph,

Thanks for the response. I wanted to know whether it is possible to send a text to a window from another application without activating it. I think snedkeys will not do it bcos the window has to be activated for it to work.

Sunil

 

[k2w]

Look into the sendmessage api. I believe you can send info to another running application without activating the window. You should be able to find tutorials if you search it on any search engine.

k2w

 

[vladk]

Hi sunila7

You can use SendMessage API function to send data from one app to another.

 

[vladk]

sunila7,

Check out DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) conversation in VB help. There are a bunch of Link... methods, events, and properties that do the job. Not sure if Microsoft still wants us utilize DDE technique.


Vladk

 

[sunila7]

Thanks guys for the info. will look into and post back if I get to the solution

Sunil