Tilde in SendKeysTo string

Keywords:    tilde special characters

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Question:

I have had to convert long (windows 95) names to shorter 8 character names for my program to recognize. I am using the SendKeysTo command with a variable that contains my shortened file name. Somehow, WIN batch is sending the tilde in the file name as a return. This is code right now.... is there away around this????

        SendKeysTo("Layout & Editing", "!fif%shortname%~")

Where shortname is equal to Cardin~1.pec... it types in only cardin before hitting return.

Answer:

Yes SendKeys(etc) interprets a tilde as a return. Try....

        shortname=StrReplace(shortname,"~","{~}") ; NB CURLY braces
        SendKeysTo("Layout & Editing", "!fif%shortname%~")

or (much faster):

        ClipPut(shortname)
        SendKeysTo("Layout & Editing", "!fif^v~") ;paste in filename, followed by a RETURN

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Article ID:   W13831

Filename:   Sending Filename that Contains a Tilde.txt