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Sendkeys to target window?

i would like to know is there a way to send keystrokes to a target window?
if so please reply me the syntax and a sample. i tried using sendmessage but failed. i need to send a string or a keystroke like 'enter or esc' from the application to an emulator.
Jan 13 '08 #1
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mafaisal
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Hello
Send key stroke to tab key
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send(vbTab)
or
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("{Tab}")

is eg


i would like to know is there a way to send keystrokes to a target window?
if so please reply me the syntax and a sample. i tried using sendmessage but failed. i need to send a string or a keystroke like 'enter or esc' from the application to an emulator.
Jan 13 '08 #2
what i meant is sending keys or string or keystrokes to another application..like from vb.net appz to an emulator.
Jan 14 '08 #3

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