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Number   :  4566
Date     :  2003-05-11
Author   :  yodaslo
Subject  :  DOS Automatic DOS Keystroke tool
Size(KB) :  1


Hello,
I realize this only involes 
xxcopy in my instance, but 
having failed at locating a 
program which enters keystrokes 
into a dos window program 
automatically, I thought I'd 
ask the group.

I am trying to automate a 
task (print a report from DOS POS 
Program) which takes too much time 
to do by hand daily. I would like 
to set it up to print the report 
daily, so that xxcopy can back it 
up nightly, yet keystokes have to 
be entered to tell the program what 
report details I want. I managed to 
get the xxcopy part of it working once the
report completes, but I can't get the 
report part.

I've test a couple of programs designed to automate keystrokes in 
programs that run in DOS or a DOS window, but all have been extremely 
difficult to implement due to a lack of a "record keystrokes" 
capability for the DOS area. 

I've tried AutoIt, Automate5, and Fabsoft's Shortcut, and one more I 
can't remember the name of, and although Shortcut would do the job, 
you had to enter the date of the report by hand in the DOS program, 
which defeats the purpose.

Anyone here using such a program to automate keystrokes in DOS or a 
DOS window?

Thanks
Rich



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