sendkeys

Parralels

AppserverClient Command Line Interface

sendkeys

sends keys to an active session.

Category: Sessions

AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id rdp:5 -keys "abc<enter>123<enter>" [-wait 5000] [-delay 200]  

Arguments

• id (mandatory) Specify the ID of the session to where the key inputs are sent.

• keys (mandatory) Input the keys which are sent to the session.

• wait (optional) Wait for the specified number of milliseconds before sending keys.

• delay (optional) Delay each keystroke with the specified number of milliseconds.

Return codes:

ok - Command was successful NotAvailable - Communication with the client backend failed, ensure that the client is running InvalidId - Invalid connection, object or session ID InvalidArgs - Some arguments are missing or invalid InvalidState - Command failed due to invalid state, refer to the command for further information Exception - System problem

Examples:

AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id rdp:5 -keys AppServerClientCLI sendkeys -id session:55435 -keys ABC123

Notes:

Can be used with RDP connections or a session from both RAS or RDP connection. Can send the following keys: 0-9, a-z, A-Z, f1-f24, space character, and symbol characters like !^#. The keyboard layout of the local computer needs to match the remote session. Can send the following special keys enclosed in <>: ENTER, CTRL+ALT+DEL, BACKSPACE, TAB, HOME, PGUP, PGDOWN, END, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN, ESCAPE, DELETE, ALT+F4 Can send the CTRL+ALT to toggle the state of these keys. Wait is the time waited, in milliseconds, before the keys are sent. Delay is in milliseconds and is per keystroke.

See also:

sendmouseevents sendkeyboardevents getsessionsinfo disconnectsession uploadfile downloadfile