https://github.com/chdh/kb-send

Send text through the keyboard
https://github.com/chdh/kb-send

automation clipboard kbsend keyboard keyboard-injector sendkeys windows

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Send text through the keyboard

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chdh/kb-send
• Owner: chdh
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-02-19T23:16:41.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-11-25T03:48:49.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-31T12:27:57.395Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: automation, clipboard, kbsend, keyboard, keyboard-injector, sendkeys, windows
• Language: C#
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• Size: 12.7 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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README

          
# kbSend - Send text through the keyboard

This is a Windows command-line utility program, written in C#.

It transfers text data through the keyboard input channel.

It is used when the clipboard cannot be used to paste text or for simple automation scripts.

Example for sending a string to the Remote Desktop Client (mstsc.exe):

kbsend -text "abc" -windowTitle "Remote Desktop Connection"


Example for copying text from the clipboard to the Citrix Client:

kbsend -clipboard -windowExe "\CDViewer.exe" -charDelay 12 -lineDelay 125


## Parameters

### Input text


-text "..."

   Text string passed as a parameter.

-clipboard

   Text is read from the clipboard.

-file <fileName>

   Text is read from a file.



### Target window


-nextWindow

   Moves the focus to the next window.

   Windows Explorer windows are ignored.

   This is the default.

-currentWindow

   Keeps the current focus window.

-windowTitle "title substring"

   Moves the focus to the window with the specified string in the title.

   Case-insensitive substring search is used to compare the window titles.

-windowExe "exe file path substring"

   Moves the focus to the window with the specified string in the EXE file path.

   Case-insensitive substring search is used to compare the EXE file paths.



### Misc. options


-charDelay <ms>

   Delay per character in milliseconds.

   Default is 1.

-lineDelay <ms>

   Delay per line in milliseconds.

   Default is 25.

-sendHomeKey

   Sends HOME after ENTER when the previous line started with blanks.

   This is necessary when line indent is inherited from the line above.

-sendEscKey

   Sends ESC before ENTER at end of line.

   This is necessary to close a popup e.g. for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.

-listWindows

   Lists window titles and EXE file names of the desktop windows.

-help

   Displays this help text.