Send Keys Question

**fallnwrld** · Feb 7th, 2001, 01:15 PM

Is there anyway to send keys to a APP while its minimized?

**Lethal** · Feb 7th, 2001, 01:22 PM

Sure, but you have to activate the form first. Open up Notepad and minimize it.

Code:

App Activate "Notepad"
sendkeys "% {Down 4} {Enter)", -1

**fallnwrld** · Feb 7th, 2001, 01:26 PM

Would this allow me to do other things in the mean time? Or would I have to App Activate everytime before I send a key(s) to notepad?

**Lethal** · Feb 7th, 2001, 01:31 PM

Whenever you want to send any keys to any prog, the prog has to have the focus, thus you must use appactivate or it will send the keys to itself.

**fallnwrld** · Feb 7th, 2001, 01:41 PM

If I used API to send the keys then, then would I be able to do other things while I API?

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