[python-win32] Sending Keystrokes to Active Windows

[Michel Claveau]

Hi!

Below an (little/partial) example...

@-salutations
-- 
Michel Claveau



#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import win32api,time,win32con


def keyb(ch=None,shift=False,control=False,alt=False, delaik=0.02):
    for b in ch:
        c=b
        if (b>='A' and b<='Z') or shift:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_SHIFT, 0, 0, 0)
        if b>='a' and b<='z':
            c=b.upper()
        if alt:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_MENU, 0, 0, 0)
            time.sleep(0.250)
        if control:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_CONTROL, 0, 0, 0)
        if isinstance(b,(int)):
            cord=b
        else:
            cord=ord(c)

        win32api.keybd_event(cord, 0, win32con.KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0, 0)
        if delaik>0.0:
            time.sleep(delaik)
        win32api.keybd_event(cord, 0, win32con.KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 
win32con.KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
        if delaik>0.0:
            time.sleep(delaik)

        if control:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_CONTROL, 0, 
win32con.KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
        if alt:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_MENU, 0, 
win32con.KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
            time.sleep(0.05)
        if (b>='A' and b<='Z') or shift:
            win32api.keybd_event(win32con.VK_SHIFT, 0, 
win32con.KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)



time.sleep(5)  #user has 5 sec for prepare a target-window
keyb("AZERTYUIOP ")
keyb("azertyuiop")
keyb("\r")
keyb("1234567890",shift=True) #shift == True for french keyboard
keyb("\n")
keyb("AAAAAAAAA\n")
time.sleep(1)
keyb("f",alt=True)  # {Alt} F   (ouvre menu ?)
time.sleep(1)
keyb([27,27])  # 2 x {Escape}
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "leegold" <leegold at fastmail.fm>
To: <python-win32 at python.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 8:19 AM
Subject: [python-win32] Sending Keystrokes to Active Windows


> Hi,
>
> I have Python 3.3 installed on XP. I want to send keystrokes to Firefox.
> I've searched for an answer but my knowledge of Win32 was not enough to
> make it work. If there was a small example or link to a code snip i
> could try. Thank you.
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