VBScrip to send special Keys

[Robert0333]

I am making a macro for AS400 but when trying to send "[" I can not send the character. Showme the following error:
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Error in the script on line 15. ECL37170: Invalid parameters. Unmatched keyword delimiters.. Would you like to edit the script?
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Yes No
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There is the code:


[PCOMM SCRIPT HEADER]
LANGUAGE=VBSCRIPT
DESCRIPTION=
[PCOMM SCRIPT SOURCE]
OPTION EXPLICIT
autECLSession.SetConnectionByName(ThisSessionName)

REM This line calls the macro subroutine
subSub1_

sub subSub1_()
autECLSession.autECLOIA.WaitForAppAvailable

autECLSession.autECLOIA.WaitForInputReady
autECLSession.autECLPS.SendKeys "["

end sub

 

[guitarzan]

Guessing

[s]autECLSession.autECLPS.SendKeys "["[/s]
autECLSession.autECLOIA.SendKeys "["

 

[Robert0333]

Thank you,, but it doesn't work just give the next error:

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Error in the script on line 15. Object doesn't support this property or method: 'autECLSession.autECLOIA.SendKeys'. Would you like to edit the script?
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Yes No
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[guitarzan]

OK so the first line may be correct. The error may be because you are not enclosing the bracket inside { }. See the documentation here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/5169.vbscript-sendkeys-method.aspx

 

[combo]

You could use SetText instead (the only difference is that it does not send special characters):
[pre] autECLSession.autECLOIA.WaitForInputReady
autECLSession.autECLPS.SetText "["[/pre]


combo

 

[strongm]

autECLPS.SendKeys is right. However I rather suspect that PCOMMS use of "[keyword]" for a number of it functions probably means that seeing a single square bracket confuses it. Try sending it in curly brackets:

autECLSession.autECLPS.SendKeys "{[}"

(or see combo's response below)

 

[combo]

To send keyword delimiter as text with SendKeys, double it:
[tt]autECLSession.autECLPS.SendKeys "[["[/tt]
or right
[tt]autECLSession.autECLPS.SendKeys "]]"[/tt]

combo

 

[Robert0333]

Thank you, the option of Combo works!!!