newbie question - use sendkeys to send <Alt><F4>

Mark Oliver

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Jan 27, 2001, 1:18:31 PM1/27/01

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Hi, i have tried %{F4} and {%F4}. Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Mark

Michael Harris

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Jan 27, 2001, 2:47:31 PM1/27/01

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set shell = createobject("wscript.shell")
rcSuccess = shell.AppActivate("the window title to activate")
if rcSuccess = 1 then shell.sendkeys "%{F4}"

Whether AppActivate is successful depends on the OS. For example, on Win2K (and I *think* WinME and
Win98) AppActivate won't "steal the focus" from another application.

The latest version of TweakUI (1.33) lets users configure that OS-specific behavior (it's on the
General tab)...

Windows Update: Tweak UI 1.33
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

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Mark Oliver

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Jan 29, 2001, 9:48:58 AM1/29/01

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Hi, Thanks for the reply. I am using Windows 2000 server, the AppActivate
works, I can sendkey anything but %{F4}. Is the problem something I can
fix with TweakUI?
Thanks,
Mark

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Tom Lavedas

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Jan 29, 2001, 11:33:09 AM1/29/01

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It may be that the target program is not correctly responding to the
keyboard entry. A common work around is to try ...

WSHShell.Sendkeys "%Fx"

If that doesn't help, I'd suggest you consider a third party control
called AutoIt. It seems to work a bit better than WSH's Sendkeys. If
you want to try it, see:

http://www.hidden.demon.co.uk/AutoIt/index.html

(This is merely informational, I have no vested interest nor can I take
any responsibility for the outcome.)

Tom Lavedas
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Michael Harris

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Jan 30, 2001, 2:17:04 AM1/30/01

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What app are you trying to sendkeys to? As Tom suggested, does it even recognize Alt+F4 as meaning
anything to start with?

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pat...@my-deja.com

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Jan 31, 2001, 8:09:27 PM1/31/01

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Is there any way to enable/disable the "steal
focus" property for AppActivate from a VB app?
I.e. where is it in the registry?
Thanks
Gerald

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Michael Harris

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Jan 31, 2001, 9:26:32 PM1/31/01

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Run a registry monitor (like RegMon) while you change the value via Tweak UI to see what registry
keys/named values are affected. But just changing the registry without notifying the system of a
"settings change" *may* not be effective...

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Mark Oliver

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Feb 2, 2001, 9:51:32 AM2/2/01

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%F4 works with calc, but not with the 16 bit application I am trying to
close. Is there a trick to playing with 16 bit applications?

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Michael Harris

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Feb 2, 2001, 7:58:43 PM2/2/01

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don't know... I don't have any!

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