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  1. Apr 2nd, 2011, 07:23 PM #1
    moti barski
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    how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    what is the vb.net command to activate copy on an external(non vb.net) program (such as IE) ?

    also what is the vb.net command to activate paste, delete on an external(non vb.net) program (such as IE) ?
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  2. Apr 2nd, 2011, 09:27 PM #2
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    There is no such "command" in VB. You could try SendKeys.Send to send the appropriate key combinations, but that's probably no good because your app will probably have focus at the time.

    You could also use PInvoke to get the handle of the desired window and then send the appropriate message to that window. That would involve calling the Windows API functions FindWindow, FindWindowEx and SendMessage. There are lots of examples of those around as it's a very common combination. You just have to figure out what messages to send. I'm guessing that it would WM_COPY and WM_PASTE but you should probably be able to at www.pinvoke.net.
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    the SendKeys.Send command for the copy, paste,delete would be great
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    So, what part did you not understand when you read the documentation for the SendKeys.Send method?
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    is this vb.net or vb6
    SendKeys "^{C}"
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    If you read the documentation then you will have your answer.
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    Me and bergerkiller answered his question earlier today, here, but he wants an easy copy and paste solution instead of doing the work involved. But I'm fairly certain there is no copy and paste solution.

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  9. Apr 2nd, 2011, 11:26 PM #8
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    can you link me to the documentation you are refering to ?
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    Re: how to activate copy, paste, delete command

    Quote Originally Posted by moti barski View Post
    can you link me to the documentation you are refering to ?
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