Send one or more keystrokes to the active window as if they were typed at the keyboard. This method is similar to the VB SendKeys method.
Most keys can be represented by the character of the key itself.
E.g, the key sequence FRED can be represented simply by "FRED".
Some special keys, such as the control keys, function keys etc are encoded in
a string enclosed by {braces}
See the table below
| Key | SendKey Equivalent | Description |
| ~ | {~} | send a tilde (~) |
| ! | {!} | send an exclamation point (!) |
| ^ | {^} | send a caret (^) |
| + | {+} | send a plus sign (+) |
| Alt | {ALT} | send an Alt keystroke |
| Backspace | {BACKSPACE} | send a Backspace keystroke |
| Clear | {CLEAR} | Clear the field |
| Delete | {DELETE} | send a Delete keystroke |
| Down Arrow | {DOWN} | send a Down Arrow keystroke |
| End | {END} | send an End keystroke |
| Enter | {ENTER} | send an Enter keystroke |
| Escape | {ESCAPE} | send an Esc keystroke |
| F1 through F16 | {F1} through {F16} | send the appropriate Function key |
| Page Down | {PGDN} | send a Page Down keystroke |
| Space | {SPACE} | send a Spacebar keystroke |
| Tab | {TAB} | send a Tab keystroke |
To specify keys combined with any combination of
SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT keys, precede the key code with
one or more of the following:
For SHIFT prefix with +
For CTRL prefix with ^
For ALT prefix with %
Example
' Open notepad
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "notepad", 9
' Give Notepad time to load
WScript.Sleep 500
'type in Hello World
WshShell.SendKeys "Hello World!"
WshShell.SendKeys "{ENTER}"
"History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with
history" - Clarence Darrow
Related commands:
CLIP - Copy STDIN to the Windows clipboard.
Equivalent Windows NT command:
ScriptIt - Control GUI applications
