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How can I send the ALT+A keystroke to a Window?

Hi Gang,
I would like to send the Alt+A keystroke to a Window. What's the best way
to go about that? This didn't seem to work. What message should I work
with WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYUP are specifically for keys that are pressed
without ALT being used.

SendMessage(int IE_Window, WM_HOTKEY, VK_A, MOD_ALT)
Thanks in Advance for any and All help,
Christian Blackburn
Nov 20 '05 #1
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How about using SendKeys instead?

' Send Ctrl S to open the Save As dialog box.
SendKeys.SendWa it("^S")

January

"Christian Blackburn" <Christian_Blac kburn@Damn@Sp** @Hotmail.com> wrote in
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Hi Gang,
I would like to send the Alt+A keystroke to a Window. What's the best way
to go about that? This didn't seem to work. What message should I work
with WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYUP are specifically for keys that are pressed
without ALT being used.

SendMessage(int IE_Window, WM_HOTKEY, VK_A, MOD_ALT)
Thanks in Advance for any and All help,
Christian Blackburn

Nov 20 '05 #2
Hi January,
SendKeys is extremely unreliable, because it only works when the window in
question has focus. I want to know the message that the window receives
when ALT+A is sent so I can replicate it :).
Thanks though,
Christian

"January Smith" <ja*****@texas. net> wrote in message
news:uD******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...
How about using SendKeys instead?

' Send Ctrl S to open the Save As dialog box.
SendKeys.SendWa it("^S")

January

"Christian Blackburn" <Christian_Blac kburn@Damn@Sp** @Hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:ea******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...
Hi Gang,
I would like to send the Alt+A keystroke to a Window. What's the best way to go about that? This didn't seem to work. What message should I work
with WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYUP are specifically for keys that are pressed
without ALT being used.

SendMessage(int IE_Window, WM_HOTKEY, VK_A, MOD_ALT)
Thanks in Advance for any and All help,
Christian Blackburn


Nov 20 '05 #3

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