Thread: Send keystrokes to a running program via batch file

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    Send keystrokes to a running program via batch file

    Hi!
    I am trying to create a batch file, that would start a external dos application and then feed the application a few "ENTER" keystrokes, but cant get it working. The application dosent want to take the keystrokes. Any ideas?

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    Use something else?
    Getting almost anything useful done in a batch file always seems like far more effort than it ought to.

    How about posting what you tried?
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    I had to use a batch because, a program that i am using needs to read a patch file in. But, i think i got it working already. Tested many different programs, that are made for just this purpose. Non of the newest programs worked, but a simple old one did the job just fine. The program name is Keypress.com. I put the next code inside a batch file and it worked nicely:

    Keypress /R (R stands for ENTER)
    program name

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