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silversuccessor
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August 17, 2014
Question

sendkeys to PS via .js script

  • August 17, 2014
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Hello,

I want to call a recorded action thru a custom panel button (the action to call is a plugin-function, which I cant access thru the panel configurator) .So I assigned shortcut-keys for this action and these should be send to PS thru a .js script.

This is my code for testing:

var WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");

WshShell.AppActivate("PS");

WScript.Sleep(300);

WshShell.SendKeys("{F1}");

When I run the script with cscript.exe (WINDOWS 8), then the PS Window gets activated, but apparently no "F1" Key is sent, because no new window opens.

Can you help me, please?

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c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 18, 2014

Wouldn’t it be more convenient to trigger the Action via

app.doAction()

?

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silversuccessorAuthor
Participant
August 18, 2014

it would be, but this does not work in this case.

I cant record the action  - which is a plugin-function - whithout its instant execution - that is - i want the action just to open the menu of the plugin, but not its instant excecution - when replaying the action.

Your plan works with some functions, but not in any case.

So I added shortcuts for these and these shortcuts just open the menu of the plugins - so sending keys with a script would probably do it.

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 18, 2014

Have you tried using the AM code?

Or checking »Toggle dialog on/off« in the Actions Panel?

Or using app.runMenuItem()?

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