SendKeys Command

[mazin]

Is there a command in DOS that can send keys to an open window?

[Computer Hope Admin]

Well we are not exactly sure what you are trying to do but you can use the "start" command to start many of the Windows programs through MS-DOS. For example you could open the notepad program by typing:

start c:\windows\notepad.exe

[mazin]

Thanks.

I run a batch file to install an application. There is a serial to be entered in some field in an open window.

Is there a command that can be put in that batch to enter the serial for me?

[Tom Boykin]

If you are running in a Windows environment (95, 98, Windows 2000, etc.), there is a nice free utility called AutoIt which can send keystrokes (and many more nice things) to a application.  See site:

http://www.hiddensoft.com/