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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Is there a way to force send a string into an input window?

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YoshiDoshi
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Posted: 28th May 2012 23:57
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I was wondering if dbpro had something like Keyboard.SendKeys
so that I can send a string to a currently open program. Does it? Or is there a way to do it?

Thanks

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Posted: 29th May 2012 06:53
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I don't think it can be done with DBPro, mabe with AHK
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TheComet
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Posted: 29th May 2012 10:34
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Quote: "Or is there a way to do it?"


If you're talking about communication between two DBP applications, then there are a few possibilities you could consider.

1) Use the clipboard
2) Use a networking plugin (multisync)
3) Use the hard drive (LOL, no don't really)
4) Post cards (don't foget the stamp)

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Kezzla
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Posted: 29th May 2012 11:36
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you could also try matrix1 plugins peek and poke commands. if you have written both programs that is.

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MrValentine
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Posted: 30th May 2012 00:12
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or try STYX

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Diggsey
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Quote: "you could also try matrix1 plugins peek and poke commands. if you have written both programs that is."


No, each process has its own address space. You would have to create some shared memory with the bank commands first.

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Red Eye
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Posted: 30th May 2012 04:21 Edited at: 30th May 2012 04:22
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Uhmm, I don't use DBP but this is possible: you could query the user32.dll (WinAPI), for FindWindow and then change the text with SetWindowText . Instead of an external Console Application, you would need an actual Windows Application (MSN forexample (cool to have an auto 'hi, how are you?' responder)).

Cheers,

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WinApi has SendInput() or you could also use SendMessage(KEY_DOWN) to a HWND, as well as another one or two more methods.

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