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How to send arrow keys to Adobe Flash Player inside a Delphi TWebBrowser control?

I am using a TWebBrowser control inside a Delphi Pro 6 form (TForm) to view a YouTube video on YouTube's "leanback" interface page. I want to send arrow keys to the Flash Player that is playing the video but I can't seem to get it to work. I've tried using SendKeys but my guess is that I am unable to get the keystroke events to the Fla...

Simulate Keyboard events on WPF Textbox

Hi All, I am have textbox and 4 button in my page (A, B, Delete and Enter). If i click the button it has to send key event to the textbox. Problem: No action is happening on the textbox. Code: void buttonElement_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { // create variable for holding string String sendString = ""...

How can I select and delete all (ctrl + shift + left arrow + del) with shell.SendKeys ?

Hey, I'm having some trouble here... How can I delete an entire text from a field with the sendkeys ? How can I send the ctrl+shift pressed with the left arrow and delete key after? edit: for example, I have this part of the code ctypes.windll.user32.SetCursorPos(910,475) win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0) ...

SendKeys Ctrl-A not working

I'm trying to send CTRL A (select all to an app in this case word but try as I might it doesn't work) I've tried quite a few combinations but all to no avail, any ideas? IntPtr appHandle = FindWindow(null, "Document1 - Microsoft Word"); if (appHandle == IntPtr.Zero) { MessageBox.Show("Specified app i...

closing bittorrent gracefully by sendkeys method through accessing file menu of bittorrent programme

i am trying following script to first send alt key to highlight file menu of bittorrent, then to send enter key to extend the file menu, sendkey up to highlight the exit in file menu and sendkey enter to exit the bittorrent programme but it is not working. please help @echo off setlocal REM The program to change focus to before sending...

Vb.net sendkeys & target

When using Sendkeys with vb.net, is it possible to tell if the target of the Sendkeys has changed between sendings? Thank you for your help! ...

vbscript SendKey

Hi, I have a process I need to run which can only be run by shortcut keys which are CTRL+ALT+RIGHT SHIFT To make it easier for users I would like to create a desktop shortcut to click on to run this shortcut. The way I thought this could be done is by vbs script sendkey. Am I right in my research to say that right shift key can not b...

How do I specify composite characters like CTRL + E?

I am echoeing the contents of a text file into a window. I can specify decipher \b as {BS}, \t as {TAB}, \n as {ENTER} etc. Where do I find a complete list of the C# escape character and its associated typewriter string i.e. \b is the C# escape sequence and {BS} is the typewriter string? I need a list that includes composite typewriter...

C# Send keystroke to DataGridViewCell

I have a DateTimePicker cell in my DataGridView. I'd like to be able to enter edit mode and drop the calendar when a button is clicked. I'm able to do the first part without difficulty but the second isn't working. If I have a standalone DateTimePicker the SendKeys call does work as expected. //Select the cell and enter edit mode -...

How to send unicode keys with c++ (keybd_event)

My friend is learning Norwegian and i want to make a global hot key program which sends keys such as æ ø å My problem is that keybd_event function wont allow me to send those keys, i seem to be restricted to the virtual key codes is there another function that i could use or some trick to sending them? ...

CGEventCreateKeyboardEvent on Desktop vs MacBook

Ola Folks, Once again I want to drink from the pool of knowledge shared by people using SO. I have written a small app for OSX that sends key events to an application. I am targeting OSX 10.5.x and newer. However, the problem exists when I build for 10.6.x as well. Everything works fine except when I send only the modifier keys; Alt, C...

FindWindow doesn't return IntPtr.Zero, although the window is already closed

Hi. I'm trying to control a Java application from my C# program. Before the program begins to input data, it checks if there are any pervious data input windows, and tries to close them. The code for checking if a window exists is: public static bool WindowExists(string WindowName) { IntPtr hWnd = FindWindow(null, WindowName); ...

C# Sendkeys in Vista

Hi again, I was working on a macro program in C#, which used SendKeys.Send(Wait) and worked fine in Windows XP. Most people know that using sendkeys in Vista (32-bit) or above causes problems, but mine seems a little strange: When using: SendKeys.Send("B"); - It doesn't do anything. When using SendKeys.SendWait("B"); - It sends about...

Send keystrokes to Java applicaiton in Windows

Hi, I'm running a java application from within a C# application. My goal is to fill a couple of input boxes inside the java app automatically using the C# code. I assume the java application uses Swing for its UI. I've tried using SendMessage and WM_KEYDOWN but nothing happens. Since it's a swing app, the input doesn't have a handle, s...

C++ WINAPI: How to use SendMessage/PostMessage WM_KEYDOWN lparam

As an amateur to anything lower than VB/VBS (C++ WINAPI is a nightmare for someone of my experience) I have no idea how to go about constructing the long lParam for a simple KEYDOWN message in C++ and have probably spent more time looking for a decent explanation than is worth, would someone be able to describe exactly how to go about th...