Hotkeys In Back ground Automation

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Hi All,

I am looking for some help using Send hot keys in the background automation for the characters like “Cntrl + A”

Thank you
Nanda

2

Send Hot keys activity works in the background too…

You have to select input option as “Send Windows Messages”.

More details regarding to Send Hot Keys Activity -

Regards,
Karthik Byggari

3

Thank you for your quick response but I tried check the “Send Windows Messages” but still the send hot keys are not working

Thank you
'Nanda

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Which is the target application (web, desktop or some application)?

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Desktop application

6

Do u have selector for app selected? and check by setting different waitforready options.

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why we need selectors when we are using hotkeys , Btw I am using attach window with the proper selectors and it is working fine when i am using it on the open Pc

Thanks
Nanda

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Selectors are required to make sure the hot keys are sent for the right window.
For attach window, not required as you mentioned.

From the documentation -

  • Desktop applications - A wm_null message is sent to check the existence of the <wnd> , <ctrl> , <java> , or <uia> tags. If they exist, the activity is executed.
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What to select if the target is web? Sorry I facing the same issue where hotkey is not working in the background.

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Hello use simulate if you want to run in the background if not can you elaborate little more in detail your requirement

Thank you
Nanda

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Try to write “a” in lower case instead of uppercase.

12

I am trying to access a dropdown on a webpage by sending “keyDown” hotkey. It is working fine with an open session but somehow the activity is not working and erroring out when I close the vm session

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I got the issue resolved by turning the “SendWindowMessages” toggle on.