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...send keystrokes to notepad?
Autor: Thomas Stutz
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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  
wnd: HWND;
  i: Integer;
  s: string;
begin
  
wnd := FindWindow('notepad', nil);
  if wnd <> 0 then
  begin
    
wnd := FindWindowEx(wnd, 0, 'Edit', nil);

    // Write Text in Notepad.
    // Text ins Notepad schreiben.
    
s := 'Hello';
    for i := 1 to Length(s) do
      
SendMessage(wnd, WM_CHAR, Word(s[i]), 0);
    // Simulate Return Key.
    
PostMessage(wnd, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_RETURN, 0);
    // Simulate Space.
    
PostMessage(wnd, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_SPACE, 0);
  end;
end;


// To send keys to Wordpad:
  {...}
  
wnd := FindWindow('WordPadClass', nil);

  if wnd <> 0 then
  begin
    
wnd := FindWindowEx(wnd, 0, 'RICHEDIT', nil);
  {...}


 

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