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I should just explain appactivate for louise. It is the titlebar text
WshShell.AppActivate "Calculator"
Calculator is what it shows in calc's titlebar.
I also suspect that one of the things she wishes to use is a system notification icon.
To move around the desktop toolbars, Taskbar, Notification Area and the Desktop - press Ctrl + Escape (or the Winkey) to activate Start, Escape to cancel the menu, then Tab and Shift + Tab to the various parts of the screen. Use the arrow keys to move within a section. Winkey + B jumps straight to the System Notification Area. To get a context menu of a blank part of the taskbar use the clock's context menu. Shift + F10 displays the context menu, Space or Enter activates.
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"Modem Ani" <notquinoas@notmyrealbox.com> wrote in message news:%23dKdfpOCFHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I dabble in VB and found your post fascinating. Thanks for taking the time.
>
> Modem Ani
>
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
> news:uZuxfeOCFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Use script. You should also use AppActivate (to ensure keystrokes go where
> you expect) and possibley Sleep (depends on the relationship of sending and
> recieving programs). Copy line into a text file called whatever.vbs
>
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> WshShell.SendKeys "%{TAB}^c%{TAB}^v"
>
> [above sends Alt + Tab, Ctrl + C, Alt + Tab, then Ctrl + V]
>
> or
>
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> WshShell.Run "calc"
> WScript.Sleep 100
> WshShell.AppActivate "Calculator"
> WScript.Sleep 100
> WshShell.SendKeys "1{+}"
>
>
> Then set a shortcut to the scripts and set a hotkey for the shortcut (see
> help)
>
>
> Windows Script Host
>
> SendKeys Method
> See Also
> WshShell Object | Run Method
>
> Sends one or more keystrokes to the active window (as if typed on the
> keyboard).
>
> object.SendKeys(string)
> Arguments
> object
> WshShell object.
> string
> String value indicating the keystroke(s) you want to send.
> Remarks
> Use the SendKeys method to send keystrokes to applications that have no
> automation interface. Most keyboard characters are represented by a single
> keystroke. Some keyboard characters are made up of combinations of
> keystrokes (CTRL+SHIFT+HOME, for example). To send a single keyboard
> character, send the character itself as the string argument. For example, to
> send the letter x, send the string argument "x".
>
> Note To send a space, send the string " ".
> You can use SendKeys to send more than one keystroke at a time. To do this,
> create a compound string argument that represents a sequence of keystrokes
> by appending each keystroke in the sequence to the one before it. For
> example, to send the keystrokes a, b, and c, you would send the string
> argument "abc". The SendKeys method uses some characters as modifiers of
> characters (instead of using their face-values). This set of special
> characters consists of parentheses, brackets, braces, and the:
>
> a.. plus sign "+",
> b.. caret "^",
> c.. percent sign "%",
> d.. and tilde "~"
> Send these characters by enclosing them within braces "{}". For example, to
> send the plus sign, send the string argument "{+}". Brackets "[ ]" have no
> special meaning when used with SendKeys, but you must enclose them within
> braces to accommodate applications that do give them a special meaning (for
> dynamic data exchange (DDE) for example).
>
> a.. To send bracket characters, send the string argument "{[}" for the
> left bracket and "{]}" for the right one.
> b.. To send brace characters, send the string argument "{{}" for the left
> brace and "{}}" for the right one.
> Some keystrokes do not generate characters (such as ENTER and TAB). Some
> keystrokes represent actions (such as BACKSPACE and BREAK). To send these
> kinds of keystrokes, send the arguments shown in the following table:
>
> Key Argument
> BACKSPACE {BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
> BREAK {BREAK}
> CAPS LOCK {CAPSLOCK}
> DEL or DELETE {DELETE} or {DEL}
> DOWN ARROW {DOWN}
> END {END}
> ENTER {ENTER} or ~
> ESC {ESC}
> HELP {HELP}
> HOME {HOME}
> INS or INSERT {INSERT} or {INS}
> LEFT ARROW {LEFT}
> NUM LOCK {NUMLOCK}
> PAGE DOWN {PGDN}
> PAGE UP {PGUP}
> PRINT SCREEN {PRTSC}
> RIGHT ARROW {RIGHT}
> SCROLL LOCK {SCROLLLOCK}
> TAB {TAB}
> UP ARROW {UP}
> F1 {F1}
> F2 {F2}
> F3 {F3}
> F4 {F4}
> F5 {F5}
> F6 {F6}
> F7 {F7}
> F8 {F8}
> F9 {F9}
> F10 {F10}
> F11 {F11}
> F12 {F12}
> F13 {F13}
> F14 {F14}
> F15 {F15}
> F16 {F16}
>
> To send keyboard characters that are comprised of a regular keystroke in
> combination with a SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT, create a compound string argument
> that represents the keystroke combination. You do this by preceding the
> regular keystroke with one or more of the following special characters:
>
> Key Special Character
> SHIFT +
> CTRL ^
> ALT %
>
> Note When used this way, these special characters are not enclosed
> within a set of braces.
> To specify that a combination of SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT should be held down
> while several other keys are pressed, create a compound string argument with
> the modified keystrokes enclosed in parentheses. For example, to send the
> keystroke combination that specifies that the SHIFT key is held down while:
>
> a.. e and c are pressed, send the string argument "+(ec)".
> b.. e is pressed, followed by a lone c (with no SHIFT), send the string
> argument "+ec".
> You can use the SendKeys method to send a pattern of keystrokes that
> consists of a single keystroke pressed several times in a row. To do this,
> create a compound string argument that specifies the keystroke you want to
> repeat, followed by the number of times you want it repeated. You do this
> using a compound string argument of the form {keystroke number}. For
> example, to send the letter "x" ten times, you would send the string
> argument "{x 10}". Be sure to include a space between keystroke and number.
>
> Note The only keystroke pattern you can send is the kind that is
> comprised of a single keystroke pressed several times. For example, you can
> send "x" ten times, but you cannot do the same for "Ctrl+x".
> Note You cannot send the PRINT SCREEN key {PRTSC} to an application.
> Example
> The following example demonstrates the use of a single .wsf file for two
> jobs in different script languages (VBScript and JScript). Each job runs the
> Windows calculator and sends it keystrokes to execute a simple calculation.
>
> <package>
> <job id="vbs">
> <script language="VBScript">
> set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> WshShell.Run "calc"
> WScript.Sleep 100
> WshShell.AppActivate "Calculator"
> WScript.Sleep 100
> WshShell.SendKeys "1{+}"
> WScript.Sleep 500
> WshShell.SendKeys "2"
> WScript.Sleep 500
> WshShell.SendKeys "~"
> WScript.Sleep 500
> WshShell.SendKeys "*3"
> WScript.Sleep 500
> WshShell.SendKeys "~"
> WScript.Sleep 2500
> </script>
> </job>
>
> <job id="js">
> <script language="JScript">
> var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");
> WshShell.Run("calc");
> WScript.Sleep(100);
> WshShell.AppActivate("Calculator");
> WScript.Sleep(100);
> WshShell.SendKeys ("1{+}");
> WScript.Sleep(500);
> WshShell.SendKeys("2");
> WScript.Sleep(500);
> WshShell.SendKeys("~");
> WScript.Sleep(500);
> WshShell.SendKeys("*3");
> WScript.Sleep(500);
> WshShell.SendKeys("~");
> WScript.Sleep(2500);
> </script>
> </job>
> </package>
> See Also
> WshShell Object | Run Method
>
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> "Louise" <none@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1c6a296383ff66119897db@news-server.nyc.rr.com...
>> In article <eJg0yw7BFHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, rbdietz_1999
>> @yahoo.com says...
>>> Louise wrote:
>>> > In article <#EWsMBjBFHA.2392@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl>, tmatzner@gmx.net
>>> > says...
>>> >
>>> >>Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>>I want to create a batch file, or a command file - I'm not sure what
>>> >>>the
>>> >>>correct terminology is.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>What I want to do is create an exe file which I can execute in windows
>>> >>>when I choose to. I would want this file to bring up two different
>>> >>>programs sequentially - waiting for the first to load its files before
>>> >>>bringing up the second.
>>> >>
>>> >>That is a batch file. At a DOS prompt type
>>> >>START /?
>>> >>for help with this issue.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > Thanks - it looks complicated. Is there a dumb-down version? I
>>> > thought
>>> > I once remembered seeing a little program that created these for you
>>> > and
>>> > you just "filled in the blanks" but I couldn't find it when I searched
>>> > for it now.
>>> >
>>> > Louise
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> None that I know of.
>>> Can you describe what you want the batch file to do?
>>>
>>>
>> I want it to open a program: Dragon Naturally Speaking
>>
>> Then I want it to wait about 45 seconds because Dragon has to load a
>> user file.
>>
>> Then I want it to bring up the surround mixer which is one of the
>> utilities from my Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS
>>
>> Then, if possible (and this is probably asking too much), I want it to
>> remove the X from the line in box on the surround mixer, thereby
>> activating the line-in for recording.
>>
>> I find I do this step by step a few times a day and I would love to get
>> it automated.
>>
>> Louise
>
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