SendKey to DOS simple script

Keywords:	 sendkey send key dos script run wbt

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Example of Sending Keystrokes to DOS:

When sending keystrokes to applications, make sure you're using the "Run", rather than "Runwait" function.

	Run(Environment("COMSPEC"), "")
	TimeDelay(0.5)
	doswin=WinGetActive()
	message("",doswin)
	Sendkeysto(doswin, "DIR{ENTER}")
	TimeDelay(0.5)
	Sendkeysto(doswin, "exit{ENTER}")

If you want to autoclose DOS windows, you need to set up a shortcut for command.com (or a copy of it that you run instead of command.com ) with settings set to "CLOSE WINDOW ON EXIT" and "RUN AS A NORMAL WINDOW". (The shortcut is really a PIF file - look at it in DOS.)

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Article ID:   W12903

Filename:   SendKey to DOS simple script.txt