Sends the text string to the host.
expression.SendKeys( _
ByVal As String _
) As ReturnCode
where
expression is a variable that represents a
Screen Object
Parameters
- text
- The text to send to the host
Return Value
One of the following ReturnCode enumeration values.
| Member |
Description |
| Cancelled |
Cancelled. |
| Error |
Error. |
| PermissionRequired |
Permission is required. |
| Success |
Success. |
| Timeout |
Timeout condition. |
| Truncated |
The text is truncated. |
This sample navigates to a screen and waits until a string is received from the host.
To run this sample, create a VT session with the connection type set to TelNet and the Host name/IP address field set to "unix:demo" and log in to the demo with any text.
'This sample waits Until a String is received From the host.
Sub NavigateWithWaitForString()
Dim rcode As ReturnCode
'a value of 0 specifies to never timeout
Const NEVER_TIME_OUT = 0
'Enter a command
ThisScreen.SendKeys "demodata"
ThisScreen.SendControlKey ControlKeyCode_Return
'Wait for a string on the host screen before continuing
rcode = ThisScreen.WaitForString(LF & "Command> ")
If rcode = ReturnCode_Success Then
'Continue with commands
End If
End Sub