[dba-Tech] Windows "macro"

[Stuart McLachlan]

A batch file won't work. You need  to write an application that can send keystrokes to 
whatever application your cursor is in.

AutoHotKey can do it easily and would be the probably be the simplest for you. to pick up.



On 11 Oct 2023 at 16:29, Susan Harkins wrote:

> Hello everyone! 
> 
> 
> 
> I tried the Notepad solution, described at
> https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-keyboard-macros/ to run a batch
> file to enter text. It doesn't work, so I'm sure this is on me and my
> expectations. 
> 
> 
> 
> I enter the same text in a Monday board several times a day, so I
> thought I could use a batch file to enter it for me. The batch file
> runs, it just doesn't enter the text at the cursor, which is in a
> Monday notations window.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Any help? I'm a guest on the board, so I can't run automations. Nor
> have I tried any of the other solutions in that article. 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help. 
> 
> Susan H. 
> 
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