matlab to notepad

I want to send keys like backspace which perform actions from matlab file to notepad using SendKeys method of windows shell scripting.All other keys are working except - backspace, delete, capslock etc.

Answer 1

[Jason Ross]

How are you sending them? Can you post some example code?

This link might help with the formatting of the string you send: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

[yatin kharbe]

i have earlier referred this site But the code does not works for Backspace , Capslock ,Delete , Shift and for character '

Although i am posting you my code

Check it

h = actxserver('WScript.Shell');

h.Run('notepad'); %Invokes notepad.exe

pause(3); %Waits for the application to load.

h.AppActivate('Notepad'); %Brings notepad to focus

h.SendKeys('hello world~'); %Sends keystrokes

In the above code at h.SendKeys() function The code for character ' , backspace ,delete ,Capslock does not seem to work .

[Jason Ross]

I used

h.SendKeys('{CAPSLOCK}hello{TAB}world{BACKSPACE}{BACKSPACE}');

and got the expected results.

[Jason Ross]

And for the ' symbol,

h.SendKeys('''')

[yatin kharbe]

OK .. THANKS

Answer 2

[Aleksander]

hi, is it possible to send ctrl + f ? i wish to use the find and replace functionality in notepad.

all best Aleks.

[Jason Ross]

All the keys are here, control-f should work the same way as the above example.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83%28v=vs.85%29.aspx