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Author Topic: AHK Newbie: SendInput to a particular process  (Read 5079 times)

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AHK Newbie: SendInput to a particular process
« on: May 10, 2010, 09:47 AM »
Hi all,
I've just written a very simple AHK script to load up VNC and then log into a PC, open IE, go to a website and login. The trouble is that if I click off the window it all breaks.

Is there a way of sending keys to a particular process (and if so how to find the process)? The process is started by AHK in the script.

Thanks

Graham
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Re: AHK Newbie: SendInput to a particular process
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2010, 09:58 AM »
Code: AutoIt [Select]
  1. Run, c:\path\to\my.exe, , , myPID ; myPID will have the started process' ID.

You can then try the ControlSend command for sending keys to a particular process.  Controlling a web browser in this manner can be an exercise in frustration, however.

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Re: AHK Newbie: SendInput to a particular process
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2010, 10:26 AM »
Thanks, that's the perfect command.

Do you see why this doesn't work?
#2::
Run, C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe, , , notepad1pid
Run, C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe, , , notepad2pid
Sleep, 500
ControlSend, notepad1pid, Hello Notepad 1
ControlSend, notepad2pid, Hello Notepad 2
return
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Re: AHK Newbie: SendInput to a particular process
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2010, 10:37 AM »
Code: AutoIt [Select]
  1. Run, C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe, , , notepad1pid
  2. Run, C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe, , , notepad2pid
  3. Sleep, 500
  4. ControlSend, , Hello Notepad 1, ahk_pid %notepad1pid%
  5. ControlSend, , Hello Notepad 2, ahk_pid %notepad2pid%