SendKeys Method (IbmScreen)

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Sends the text string to the host.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

expression.SendKeys( _
   ByVal text As String _
) As ReturnCode

where expression is a variable that represents a IbmScreen Object

Parameters

text: The text to send to the host

Return Value

One of the following ReturnCode enum values.

Member	Description
Cancelled	Cancelled.
Error	Error.
PermissionRequired	Permission is required.
Success	Success.
Timeout	Timeout condition.
Truncated	The text is truncated.

Remarks

For more about using the SendKeys method, see:

Enter Data from an Excel Spreadsheet

Copy Data Between Terminal Sessions

Get Data From a Spreadsheet

Navigating Through Open Systems Sessions

Example

This sample uses the SendKeys method to navigate to the "Edit - Entry Panel" screen on the Reflection IBM3270 demo and writes some text on the last screen. To run this sample, create a 3270 session and set the Host name / IP address to demo:ibm3270.sim. Then paste this code into a VBA module and run the macro from the login screen.

Visual Basic

Sub NavigateWithSendKeys()
    'Declare terminal, screen, and rcode variables:
    Dim terminal As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts.IbmTerminal
    Dim screen As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_IbmHosts.IbmScreen
    Dim rcode As ReturnCode
 
    Set terminal = ThisIbmTerminal
  
    'Get a handle to the Screen object and navigate to the screen we want to enter the data on
    Set screen = terminal.screen
  
    'Navigate to the screen
    rcode = screen.SendControlKey(ControlKeyCode_Transmit)
    
    rcode = screen.WaitForCursor1(2000, 23, 1)
    rcode = screen.SendKeys("ISPF")
    rcode = screen.SendControlKey(ControlKeyCode_Transmit)
  
    rcode = screen.WaitForCursor1(2000, 2, 15)
    rcode = screen.SendKeys("2")
    rcode = screen.SendControlKey(ControlKeyCode_Transmit)
  
    rcode = screen.WaitForCursor1(2000, 11, 18)
    
   
    'Put some text into a field on the last screen
    rcode = screen.PutText2("Finished", 5, 18)
   
End Sub

Reference

IbmScreen Object
IbmScreen Members

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