Key Press through Batch File

[Niraj]

Hi,

Want to access some key board Button through Batch script.

Example: Suppose open notepad through script,and Want to access
Ctrl+S : For saving the file
Ctrl+P : For Print that file

or some some simple key opertion.

like Write some already define content.

Thanks in Advance

Regards,
Niraj

[foxidrive]

The program AutoIt is a good tool for pressing buttons in an application.

[npocmaka_]

You can use wscript sendkeys function.and AppActivate to send the keys to an application:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wik ... ethod.aspx

here's a sendkeys.bat:

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@if (@X)==(@Y) @end /* Harmless hybrid line that begins a JScript comment
@echo off
cscript //E:JScript //nologo "%~f0" %*

exit /b 0

***jscript part****/

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
var args=WScript.Arguments;

WshShell.AppActivate(args.Item(0));
//sleep(1500)
WshShell.SendKeys(args.Item(1));

function sleep(milliseconds) {
  var start = new Date().getTime();
  for (var i = 0; i < 1e7; i++) {
    if ((new Date().getTime() - start) > milliseconds){
      break;
    }
  }
}


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

Does not check command line arguments but this can be added easy.First argument is the image name of the .exe you want to send keys to and the second is are the keys:

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sendkeys.bat notepad {space}{tab}{enter}blabla