How to send TAB key to application

Question

1.00/5 (1 vote)

See more:

C++

I want to send TAB to an application in VC++

Posted 9-Feb-11 21:42pm

Ghalme Ganesh

Updated 11-Feb-11 8:58am

Emilio Garavaglia

v2

Add a Solution

Comments

Emilio Garavaglia 11-Feb-11 14:59pm

Changed the title to reflect the text

4 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

**JF2015** · Answer 1 · 2011-02-09T21:49:00

Solution 5

Hi,
see this CP article that does exactly what you want:
SendKeys in C++[^]

Posted 9-Feb-11 21:49pm

JF2015

Comments

Nuri Ismail 10-Feb-11 3:51am

Great link! I was going to post this link but saw your answer. 5+ :)

JF2015 10-Feb-11 3:55am

Thanks a lot!

Abhinav S · Answer 2 · 2011-02-09T21:46:00

Solution 3

Use the Send keys. See here[^].

Posted 9-Feb-11 21:46pm

Abhinav S

Ramalinga Koushik · Answer 3 · 2011-02-09T21:44:00

Solution 1

Simple Tab Control For Visual C++[^] will give you an idea.

Posted 9-Feb-11 21:44pm

Ramalinga Koushik

Comments

Abhinav S 10-Feb-11 3:47am

I think he is looking for a send keys type of thing, not a tab control. ;)

[no name] 10-Feb-11 7:11am

ok abhinav.

Andrewpeter · Answer 4 · 2011-02-09T21:48:00

Solution 4

Send Tab key? If so you can use SendMessage() or PostMessage() to solve this problem!

Posted 9-Feb-11 21:48pm

Andrewpeter

v2