Emulating keyboard strokes in vb.net

[Paulers]

Hello,

I need to emulate keyboard strokes from a console application. The
console application monitors a textfile and when something is matched
in a text file I need the matched string outputted to the keyboard as
if someone was typing on the keyboard. can someone help me locate the
correct vb.net function to use?

Thanks!

[Peter Proost]

Have a look at:

SendKeys.Send
SendKeys.SendWa it

They do what you want.

Greetz Peter

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bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

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Hello,

I need to emulate keyboard strokes from a console application. The
console application monitors a textfile and when something is matched
in a text file I need the matched string outputted to the keyboard as
if someone was typing on the keyboard. can someone help me locate the
correct vb.net function to use?

Thanks!

[Paulers]

Thanks for the response but can I use those functions from a console
application? Or does it have to be a form applicaton?

Peter Proost wrote:

Have a look at:

SendKeys.Send
SendKeys.SendWa it

They do what you want.

Greetz Peter

--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

"Paulers" <Su*******@gmai l.com> schreef in bericht
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Hello,

I need to emulate keyboard strokes from a console application. The
console application monitors a textfile and when something is matched
in a text file I need the matched string outputted to the keyboard as
if someone was typing on the keyboard. can someone help me locate the
correct vb.net function to use?

Thanks!

[Peter Proost]

I'm sorry sendkeys indeed can't be used with a console app, I read your OP
to quick.
But can't you use Console.WriteLi ne("The matched part")
Something like this quick sample I made, it just keeps checking c:\test.txt
until it finds some text in it and the outputs it to the console if the text
is found

Sub Main()
Console.WriteLi ne("Hello I'm waiting for text in c:\test.txt")
Do While checkFile() = False
Threading.Threa d.CurrentThread .Sleep(1000)
Loop
End Sub

Private Function checkFile() As Boolean
Dim strMessage As String
Dim myReader As New FileStream("c:\ test.txt", FileMode.Open,
FileAccess.Read )
Dim myStreamReader As New StreamReader(my Reader)
strMessage = myStreamReader. ReadToEnd()
myStreamReader. Close()
myReader.Close( )
If strMessage = "" Then
Return False
Else
Console.WriteLi ne(strMessage)
Console.ReadLin e()
Return True
End If
End Function
Hope this helps,

Greetz Peter

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Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

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Thanks for the response but can I use those functions from a console
application? Or does it have to be a form applicaton?

Peter Proost wrote:

Have a look at:

SendKeys.Send
SendKeys.SendWa it

They do what you want.

Greetz Peter

--
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build
bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning. (Rich Cook)

"Paulers" <Su*******@gmai l.com> schreef in bericht
news:11******** **************@ h76g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

Hello,

I need to emulate keyboard strokes from a console application. The
console application monitors a textfile and when something is matched
in a text file I need the matched string outputted to the keyboard as
if someone was typing on the keyboard. can someone help me locate the
correct vb.net function to use?

Thanks!