Sending Keys to Unfocused Application

[Fluidz]

Hey guys,

I am trying to send some keys to an unfocused application and every method I am trying doesn't seem to be working.

It either fails to send anything or only sends keys to the window in focus.

Can anyone provide a method for doing this? I am not trying to send text but a keystroke. Hex Code: 0x7B (F12).

Any and all help is appreciated,

Fluidz

[webJose]

What have you tried? I think the only method that would work on an unfocused window is the faking of WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYUP, but in Windows the de-facto method for automating another program is using UI Automation. If this is for another OS I just don't know what options you may have.

[Fluidz]

This is strictly windows only. I have only tried WM_CHAR and WM_KEYDOWN & WM_KEYUP but none of my methods seem to produce any kind of result whatsoever.

[webJose]

Google up UI Automation if the function that you want to trigger with F12 is accessible via a user interface element. Or see if there is a UI pattern for sending keys. Maybe there's one (don't remember right now).