vba code equivalent to pressing certain keys

**yellowpower** · 11-17-2010, 12:55 PM

hi all,
if I want to, when I run a vba, it perform action that is equivalent of pressing certian keys on the key board, is it possilbe?
e.g.after I run the vba, press "Alt+Tab" once, then press "Tab" twice, then "w", "w","w" ............ and "Enter"

is it possible??

**dominicb** · 11-17-2010, 01:10 PM

Good evening yellowpower

Originally Posted by yellowpower

is it possible??

Certainly is. You need to use SendKeys.
Look it up in the online help

HTH

DominicB

**Leith Ross** · 11-17-2010, 01:14 PM

Hello YellowPower,

You can use SendKeys but it is not reliable. Especially if you want to communicate with a process not started by the VBA application. If you explained more about the what you want to do and provide some examples (if possible) then we can propose better methods.