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SendKeys with external runing application

Hi,

I know how to run application and send key to it.

I want to know how to use sendkeys with external application?
How to activate external application window and how to send key stroke
to external application?

Thanks
Tomaz

Bob Learned

You can look at this article:

Launching and Monitoring External Programs from VB.NET Applications
http://www.projectcool.com/dotnet/Article/7914/0/page/5

tomazsr

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My external application can not be run from NET application.
I want to activate already runing application and send key to it?

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tomazsr

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How to write AppActivate(allProcesses(0).Id) in C#?

tomazsr

ASKER

I menage some how with::0))

[DllImport("User32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
static extern int SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

IntPtr MyProgram =FindWindow(null,"Notepad");
SetForegroundWindow(MyProgram );
SendKeys.SendWait("Hello!");

Bob Learned

My first question should always be ASP.NET, C#, or VB.NET?

There is a C#-specific Topic Area. If you post there, you would more than likely get code that is C#, and wouldn't have to be converted.

I am glad that you could find this on your own, since I don't know C# very well.

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