Function Reference

ControlSend

Sends a string of characters to a control.

ControlSend ( "title", "text", controlID, "string" [, flag] )

 

Parameters

title The title of the window to access.
text The text of the window to access.
controlID The control to interact with. See Controls.
string String of characters to send to the control.
flag [optional] Changes how "keys" is processed:
  flag = 0 (default), Text contains special characters like + to indicate SHIFT and {LEFT} to indicate left arrow.
  flag = 1, keys are sent raw.

 

Return Value

Success: Returns 1.
Failure: Returns 0 if window/control is not found.

 

Remarks

ControlSend works in a similar way to Send but it can send key strokes directly to a window, rather than just to the active window.

 

Related

ControlCommand, Send

 

Example


ControlSend("Untitled", "", "Edit1", "This is a line of text in the notepad window")