Re: Sending keystrokes to an application running on Citrix ICA Client

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From: Paul Bromley (flyfisher_at_dsl.pipex.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 23:11:55 -0000

Take a look at the Beta DLL for AutoIt and incorporate this in your
application. Not perfect, but it is a lot more 'managed' than using
SendKeys. Not sure if it will work in your case. AutoIt has got me out of a
lot of problems lately.

http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/

Best wishes

Paul Bromley

"Rachel" <Rachel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84C2A76D-BF4F-475F-99DF-C983572C54AD@microsoft.com...
> Tim the only way I know of doing it is using another application called
QARUN
> from compuware. Sorry
>
> "Tim Diggle" wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to enter data into a database application running under
Citrix ICA
> > Client. I'm doing it from a VBA macro running under Microsoft Excel 2000
> > (although it may need to be backwardly compatible with '97).
> > yt
> > I'm doing this by using appactivate to activate the database
application,
> > then sendkeys to send strings of data and tab characters to fill up a
series
> > of data fields.
> >
> > Now, this works if Excel is running under Citrix, but if Excel is
running
> > under regular windows, it can't send keystrokes to Citrix, even if a
Citrix
> > "Parent" window has the focus. I find this odd, because the function
> > supposedly acts as if you were typing the keys on the keyboard, and if I
> > enter the keystrokes on the keyboard under the same circumstances the
data
> > gets entered fine.
> >
> > Is there some kind of lower level API call that I can use to send
keystrokes
> > from regular Windows 98 or 2000 "through" to an application running on
> > Citrix?
> >
> > If anyone can help I'd be most grateful!

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