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Insert value in third party app

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Name: nnssoo
Date: April 16, 2009 at 08:34:19 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: C/C++
Comment:

Hello,

Is here any way to insert value to third party application's edit box?
I have application without source code, and I need to fill it's edit boxes with values..

thx
Lukas



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Response Number 1
Name: StuartS
Date: April 16, 2009 at 11:29:42 Pacific
Reply:

Unless the application was designed by the author to accept external data, no you can't

Stuart


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Response Number 2
Name: reno
Date: April 16, 2009 at 22:40:01 Pacific
Reply:

yes, you can

with createobject("wscript.shell")
	.run "notepad.exe",1,false:wsh.sleep 1000
	if not .appactivate("Untitled - Notepad") then
		wsh.echo "Failed to activate notepad"
		wsh.quit 1
	end if
	.sendkeys "Hello World"
	.sendkeys "^sHello.txt"
end with


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