How do I use SendKeys if I know the hWnd

[Daniel_Christie]

Let's say I have program that a user can enter some text into a textbox (txtDetails). And there is a seperate 3rd party program that has a form with a single text box on it.
If I already know the 3rd party program's textbox hWnd (238), how do I properly paste txtDetails.Text in it's text box?

Any help will be greatly appreciated and certainly rewarded with my undying graditude,
Daniel Christie

[Aaron Young]

Yuo can use the SendMessage API with the WM_SETTEXT Constant, ie.

Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Private Const WM_SETTEXT = &HC

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim sText As String
    sText = Text1
    Call SendMessage(lHwnd, WM_SETTEXT, Len(sText), ByVal sText)
End Sub

Where lHwnd is the WindowHandle of the Textbox in the 3rd Party App.


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Aaron Young
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[Daniel_Christie]

Thank you very, very much Aaron