WSF VBS or batch file help

[jayjay66]

Hi,

I need help with a .WSF (Windows Script File) that I need to create. I need the script (macro) to do the following keystroke sequences in the following order:


<CTRL-ALT-G>
<ALT-F>
<TAB>
<TAB>
<P> (the letter)
<ALT-O>
<ENTER>
<ALT-G>
<ENTER>
<Y> (the letter>
<ENTER>


Can anybody help me?

Please, any help would greatly appreciated. Basically, it's for a task that's done daily and I would like to automate it thru a script or batch file.

Please help.

Thanks,
JJ

 

[PHV]

Have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/4b032417-ebda-4d30-88a4-2b56c24affdd.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[jayjay66]

Hi,

That's exaclty what I need, right, but my sript doesn't seem to do what I want it to do:

I want it to do <CTRL-ALT-H>.

I have in my script file"


'VBScript Testing Purposes
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "(^%)H"



It doesn't do anything. Please help
Thanks,
JJ

 

[PHV]

The companion of SendKeys is AppActivate:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/2b9476ce-54a7-4a00-b761-25bf9f36e83f.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[jayjay66]

The code :

Wscript.SendKeys "(%F)"

for ALT-F

doesn't do anything either. Is there something wrong with my syntax. It doesn't give me an error, but it doesn't do anything eiter.

please help

thanks
jj

 

[PHV]

What is the Active window when your code send the keystrokes ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886

 

[jayjay66]

This is my Code:


Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
wshshell.run "notepad"
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
Wscript.Sleep(500)
Wscript.SendKeys "%F"


The ALT-F (%F) doesn't seem to execute properly.

Pleae help


Thanks,
JJ

 

[PHV]

Seems you haven't read my post stamped 8 Aug 06 12:07 nor the example provided in the link I gave you 7 Aug 06 19:21.

 

[jayjay66]

Yes, I did read your posts and my code is in the above post. It doesn't seem to work. Can you help me? I can't seem to get it to work. Help would be greatly appreciated.

It seems to be a simple thing I'm asking but my code isn't working. Are you able to help me?

I am new in WSH.

Thnks,JJ

 

[barny2006]

there should be no paratheses

 

[barny2006]

WshShell.SendKeys "(^%)H"
get rid of the parantheses make it look like this

wshshell.sendkeys "^%H"
you also need to focus on the app that you're sending these keys onto: example:
WSHShell.Run ("notepad.exe") ' run the app
' put focus on the app's title (that shows up on the bar
WshShell.AppActivate ("untitled - notepad")
after doing these two, then you send your keys.
phv instructed you well, as he showed me how to do it last week. i got it to work.

 

[jayjay66]

Hi,

OK, I have:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WSHShell.Run ("notepad.exe") ' run the app
WshShell.AppActivate ("Untitled - Notepad") ' Focus to notepad
wshshell.sendkeys "%F"

BUT for some reason it's not on the right focus. it's sending the "ALT-F" to the other window. My code seems right. I'm opening notepad, focusing it to opened notepad window but the ALT-F is not going to the right window. See my code above.

Can anybody help me solve this littlw problem.

Thanks,
JJ

 

[PHV]

Why not playing with some WScript.Sleep calls (as in the aforementioned example ...)

 

[barny2006]

after you focus on the app, as phv said, you need to wscript.sleep for a second or 2
WshShell.AppActivate ("Untitled - Notepad")
scrtipt.sleep 500 'pause for 1/2 second
wshshell.sendkeys "%F"
scrtipt.sleep 500 'pause for 1/2 second again
...
do your next send key.

 

[MountainHigh]

In case you haven't solved this yet: I had a similar problem and found the solution was using lower case letters for the Ctrl- and Alt- keystroke combinations. For example, to pulldown the 'File' menu, use "%f" not "%F