SendKeys Method (Screen)

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Sends the text string to the host.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

expression.SendKeys( _
   ByVal text 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.

Example

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.

Visual Basic

'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

Reference

Screen Object
Screen Members

HowTos

Copy Data Between Terminal Sessions

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