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SendKeys
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There are DLL's avaiable that provide that sort of functionality - you could try pushkeys - you can get it from this web site
If you really want to use sendkeys, you could create a windows scripting host object in your COBOL and feed it a sendkeys script created by your COBOL program. Other folks have had success (albeit ugly success) by using the SendMessage API to accomplish the same thing in a more controlled way.
Generally, I try to avoid SendKeys especially in a production environment. It relies too much on having the target window active and also has some timing-related problems.
Regards.
Glenn
Generally, I try to avoid SendKeys especially in a production environment. It relies too much on having the target window active and also has some timing-related problems.
Regards.
Glenn
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The only reason I want to use a SendKeys type function is so that the user doesn't have to press on the OK button when a mailmerge is done through my OLE program.
This doesn't appear to be a problem on Office XP, when I execute the mailmerge it just does it. However on earlier versions of Office the print dialog box stays on the screen waiting for input - i just wanted to avoid the user having to sit watching the machine whilst it cycles through merging.
Regards
Clegg
This doesn't appear to be a problem on Office XP, when I execute the mailmerge it just does it. However on earlier versions of Office the print dialog box stays on the screen waiting for input - i just wanted to avoid the user having to sit watching the machine whilst it cycles through merging.
Regards
Clegg
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