Hello All, I need to emulate Keybord Key-Strokes inside an executing batch script (cmd.exe). Here's an example; @echo off if exist errcompile.exe goto errco if exist errsend.exe goto errse echo There Were No Errors goto fin1 :errco echo Preparing And Printing An Error Report start errcompile.exe < {ENTER} goto fin1 :errse echo Sending Oper Analisys start errsend.exe < {S} :fin1 exit REMARKS: errcompile.exe and errsend.exe are two closed pogram packages, that when double clicked,they show a window with some choices to make; In case of "errcompile" the message showing in the box says:"Press C to Compile, "Press ENTER to Compile & Print" Assuming that this partic job will "always" want to COmpile and Print,the routine will always have to emulate pressing the ENTER key,that's why I put the < {ENTER} function sas can be seen on the 8'th line of the script.I do not know if such a possibility exists. I did the < {ENTER} for illustrative purposes :-) Thank's Lubi

You can't put the enter in the batch. You have to use a keyboard program to input that keystroke while in the other programs. Dos had it and I assume it would still work. I'm sure there are other ways too. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10

Hi Jefro,Thamk you Very Much for your reply. Quoting your remark;"...You have to use a keyboard program to input that keystroke while in the other programs..." Accordingly I modify my Example in which you will see that I have replaced the "< {ENTER}" with a Keystroke routine ready to send the "enter" code, when prompted for it, by some program; @echo off if exist errcompile.exe goto errco if exist errsend.exe goto errse echo There Were No Errors goto fin1 :errco echo Preparing And Printing An Error Report start errcompile.exe REM Here is a Keystroke Routine ready to REM send am "ENTER" code, when prompted REM for it by some event goto fin1 :errse echo Sending Oper Analisys start errsend.exe < {S} :fin1 exit REMARKS: errcompile.exe and errsend.exe are two closed pogram packages, that when double clicked,they show a window with some choices to make; In case of "errcompile" the message showing in the box says:"Press C to Compile, "Press ENTER to Compile & Print" Assuming that this partic job will "always" want to COmpile and Print,the routine will always have to emulate pressing the ENTER key,that's why I put the Keystroke program (as seen on the 8'th line of the script)that will send the needed "ENTER" code. Thank's Lubi