Record and Replay another applications keystrokes

[zak]

I have some testing to do and I need to put a whole set of data in I want to
Record and replay in a loop keystrokes.

An idea

[Cor Ligthert]

Zak,

Can this sample I made 2 weeks ago do something for you (Look that the
button should be than an array of characters, that is only for the sample)

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Private Sub Button1_Click(B yVal sender As System.Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles Button1.Click
Dim mypress As New KeyPressEventAr gs("D"c)
TextBox1_KeyPre ss(sender, mypress)
End Sub
Private Sub TextBox1_KeyPre ss(ByVal sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.Windows. Forms.KeyPressE ventArgs) Handles _
TextBox1.KeyPre ss
MessageBox.Show ("I am clicked by key " & _
e.KeyChar & " in " & _
DirectCast(send er, Control).Name)
End Sub
///

I hope this helps?

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* =?Utf-8?B?emFr?= <za*@discussion s.microsoft.com > scripsit:

I have some testing to do and I need to put a whole set of data in I want to
Record and replay in a loop keystrokes.

You'll need a keyboard hook to capture these keystrokes system-wide:

Article on keyboard hooks:

<URL:http://www.developer.c om/net/net/article.php/11087_2193301_1/>

Documentation on hooks:

<URL:http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/en-us/dnwui/html/msdn_hooks32.as p>
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft. com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinte rface/windowing/hooks.asp>

Then you can use p/invoke on 'keybd_event' to send the keystrokes.

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