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VBScript SendKeys Function
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23rd of February, 2009
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Use SendKeys to send keystrokes to another application. This function mimics the behavior of a human sitting at the keyboard, entering keystrokes.

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "calc"
WScript.Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate "Calculator"
WScript.Sleep 100

WshShell.SendKeys "5{+}"
WScript.Sleep 500
WshShell.SendKeys "10"
WScript.Sleep 1000
WshShell.SendKeys "="
WScript.Sleep 250


Note: You can send more than 1 key at a time. WshShell.SendKeys "ABC"       ' Sends the keystrokes "ABC"
WshShell.SendKeys "5{+}"      ' Sends the keystrokes "5" and the "+" key



The Following "Special Characters" must be enclosed in "Curly Bracers"
+ {+}
^ {^}
% {%}
~ {~}
{ {{}
} {}}



The Ctrl, Alt and Shift Characters
SHIFT +
CTRL ^
ALT %

To send the SHIFT key followed by the "d" and "e" you would enter +(de) To send a SHIFT-d followed by a Normal e, you would enter +de





Key to Simulate VBScript
BACKSPACE {BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
BREAK {BREAK}
CAPS LOCK {CAPSLOCK}
DEL or DELETE {DELETE} or {DEL}
DOWN ARROW {DOWN}
END {END}
ENTER {ENTER} or ~
ESC {ESC}
HELP {HELP}
HOME {HOME}
INS or INSERT {INSERT} or {INS}
LEFT ARROW {LEFT}
NUM LOCK {NUMLOCK}
PAGE DOWN {PGDN}
PAGE UP {PGUP}
PRINT SCREEN {PRTSC}
RIGHT ARROW {RIGHT}
SCROLL LOCK {SCROLLLOCK}
TAB {TAB}
UP ARROW {UP}
F1 {F1}
F2 {F2}
F3 {F3}
F4 {F4}
F5 {F5}
F6 {F6}
F7 {F7}
F8 {F8}
F9 {F9}
F10 {F10}
F11 {F11}
F12 {F12}
F13 {F13}
F14 {F14}
F15 {F15}
F16 {F16}






     
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