vbscript sendkeys()

[Tom Glod]

ya wow..i guess there are many ways of creating a wait...... i've actually
resolved this by using livecode's wait instead of vb.... it happens
automatically as part of a function now so i never have to think about
delay again.

thanks for the suggestion

On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 4:23 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On
> Behalf
> Of Tom Glod via use-livecode
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: How to use LiveCode
> Cc: Tom Glod
> Subject: Re: vbscript sendkeys()
>
> SOLVED. I split the vbscript in 2 parts.... focused the desire application
> then wait then send keys
>
> it now works every time..... if i could delay the script using a"Wscript"
> less solution, that would be ideal.
>
> From the dictionary
>
> "Any which contains a reference to WScript will fail to run, because
> WScript
> objects do not exist in the LiveCode environment. "
>
> For anyone who finds this thread later.
>
> On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 12:35 AM Tom Glod <tom at makeshyft.com> wrote:
>
> > It seems like the problem is indeed with sendkeys happening too
> > quickly..but i have also concluded that when I try the Wscript.Sleep
> > 500 command it is not compiling and my vbscript, and the sendkeys are
> > never sent. when i take the wait out...it works, but too quickly.
> >
> > so i just need to find a working syntax to halt the vbscript.  thanks
> > for the hint...i'll just try a bunch of things to try to narrow down.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 9:52 PM Tom Glod <tom at makeshyft.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Brian, thanks.....I have tried that, seems to work even less than
> >> without it.
> >>
> >> but you might be onto something here.... because sometimes "most" of
> >> the text gets written... mostly none.....and other times all of them.
> >> will keep on testing to see if i can find the cause of this
> inconsistency.
> >>
> >> Ty
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 6:02 PM Brian Milby via use-livecode <
> >> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Have you tried adding a delay? It could be that the sendkeys is
> >>> happening before the app is ready for input. (Have not tried from
> >>> LC, but I do something similar in a .vbs file.)
> >>>
> >>> Wsh.AppActivate "Notepad" : WScript.Sleep 500
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Brian
> >>> On Oct 12, 2018, 4:38 PM -0500, Tom Glod via use-livecode <
> >>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> >>> > Hey folks, is anyone currently successfully using "do as vbscript"
> >>> > and sending keystrokes to other application windows?
> >>> >
> >>> > I have it set to work when i hit a hotkey....
> >>> >
> >>> > this is my vb script:
> >>> >
> >>> > Dim Wsh
> >>> > Set Wsh = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") Wsh.AppActivate "Notepad"
> >>> > Wsh.SendKeys "Test abc"
> >>> >
> >>> > it works to focus notepad every time
> >>> >
> >>> > but only once in a while do the sendkeys work, what am I doing wrong?
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks,
> >>> >
> >>> > Tom
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