Using other than ascii keys in DOS window

liveitupmore · Post by **liveitupmore** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:01 am

Does anyone know how to send keys like PgUp, PgDn, down arrow, up arrow in a DOS window. I can send a carraige return using %CR%, but don't know how to use the others.

Alistair

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 5:51 am

If I'm understanding you correctly, the "Press" function is what you're looking for.

Press Enter for a carriage return

Press Up
Press Down
Press Left
Press Right for arrow keys

Press Page Up
Press Page Down

Hope this is helpful,
Dick

liveitupmore · Post by **liveitupmore** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:22 pm

The Press function doesn't seem to work in a DOS window. Am I doing something wrong?

Many thanks for your suggestion.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:09 pm

This works for me using Windows XP.

Paste the following into a new macro, make sure you remove any trailing spaces. Assign the macro a hotkey. Open a fresh DOS window. Make sure that it has focus ( that it is the foreground window) Then execute the script by using the hotkey (mine was set to CTRL + Shift + p)

Here is the macro:

Wait>1
Send>c:
Wait>0.5
Press Enter
Wait>0.5
Send>cd \
Wait>0.5
Press Enter
Wait>0.5
Send>dir
Wait>0.5
Press Enter
Wait>2
Press Up
Wait>1
Press Enter
Wait>2
Press Right
Wait>1
Press Right
Wait>1
Press Right
Wait>1
Press Enter

Hope this works for you.
Dick

liveitupmore · Post by **liveitupmore** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 6:47 am

Unfortunately I am using Windows 98 which doesn't respond the same. The DOS application I'm using (a Point of Sale system) doesn't work on XP.

Any more suggestions please

CyberCitizen · Post by **CyberCitizen** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:07 pm

Use MS's Record Function, Do What You Require The Script To Do, Play The Script See If It Works, If It Does Then Review The Script For The Required Keys.