I would like to be able to 'send' keystrokes to a DOS program from within a Windows program. The windows program has the ability to send keystrokes to other Windows programs but not DOS. Is there a way to control a DOS program by sending keystrokes? Thank you.

"type (text here)" in batch files works for typing in dos

i think a lot depends on the "dos" program you wish to control. that information would narrow down the possibilities. I have always used pipe-files for those pgms that observe "read std-input"/"write std-output" redirection. sendkeys will only send keys to the dos-box, and might not make it to the intended target. things like games are completely open to doubt. EDIT is kind of in between dos & windows, so it might or might not respond. I decline to take time to test all the options, but use VB to appactivate the window and see what happens. best of luck.