Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject('WScript.Shell') objShell.Run 'Calc.exe' objShell.AppActivate 'Calculator' objShell.SendKeys '2' The script fails not because of a syntax issue but because of a timing issue. As quickly as it can, the script issues commands to: • Start Calculator. • Switch the focus to Calculator (using the AppActivate method). • Send the number 2 to Calculator. Unfortunately, the script runs faster than Calculator can load.

As a result, the number 2 is sent, and the script terminates, before Calculator can finish loading and start accepting keystrokes. There are at least two ways of working around this problem. First, you might be able to estimate how long it will take an application to load and then pause the script for that amount of time. For example, in this script the Run method is called, and then the script pauses for 5 seconds, giving Calculator time to load. Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject('WScript.Shell') objShell.Run 'Calc.exe' Wscript.Sleep 5000 objShell.AppActivate 'Calculator' objShell.SendKeys '2' Of course, is some cases it might be difficult to estimate how long it will take before an application is loaded and ready to accept keystrokes. In that case, you can call the AppActivate method and check the return value. Using AppActivate Before sending keystrokes to an application, you must first ensure that the application is running and that the focus is on the application (that is, the application is running in the active window).

You can use the AppActivate method to set the focus on an application. The AppActivate method brings the specified window to the foreground so that you can then start using the WshShell SendKeys method to send keystrokes to the application. Solarwinds Orion 10 3 Keygen Photoshop. The AppActivate method takes a single parameter that can be either a string containing the title of the application as it appears in the title bar or the process ID of the application. The AppActivate method returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the procedure call has been successful. Win Download here. If the value is False, AppActivate has failed, usually because it was unable to find the application (possibly because that application had not finished loading). You can place your script in a loop, periodically calling AppActivate until the return value is True.