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Using SendMessage to execute a command in another app.

I am using an app which has a window where if you type "@my.hcl <cr>", it goes off and executes that file. Using FindWindow and FindWindowEx, I am able to find the window's handle and using SendMessageBy String, I am able to write the "@my.vcl" into the window. I am not able to get it to execute the command as if I typed it into the window directly though. This is the command line I use to send the message:

slength = SendMessageByString(lhwnd6, WM_SETTEXT, -1, "VCL>@my.vcl" & Chr(13) & Chr(10))

The text "@my.vcl" and a cariiage return appear in the window but it doesn't do anything. What am I missing? Also, I'd like be able to append text to the window, not replace it.

Thanks!

BrianGEFF719

I hate to say this, but you could always use send keys.

AppActivate("OtherAPplicationTitleWindow")
SendKeys("VCL>@my.vcl" & vbcrlf)

Try that.

planetiowa

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I tried that, but it only seemd to work very infrequently. Most of the time the text is writeen into the current window (the VB project editor).

I did some internet searchs and ran across a keybd_event api that seems to work a lot more consistently, however, I can't get the "@" to appear. For example, if I use:

call keybd_event(64,0,0,0) '@
call keybd_event(86,0,0,0) 'V
call keybd_event(67,0,0,0) 'C
call keybd_event(76,0,0,0) 'L

I get: vcl

without the "@" appearing. Also, the vcl is lowercase, not uppercase for some reason??
Any ideas?

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