Sending non-Latin characters using SendKeys : Automation API

[andylee]

Hi,

I have performed the following test using non-Latin characters but I'm not getting the correct characters to appear correctly in the edit box for Notepad

string text = "воздушной";
Ranorex.Form notepad =
Ranorex.Application.StartWindowsApplication("C:\\Windows\\system32\\notepad.exe", "");
Ranorex.Application.Sleep(1000);
Ranorex.Control editBox = notepad.FindClassName("Edit");
editBox.SendKeys(text);

Sending "воздушной" results in "?????????" being received.

Is there a workaround if Unicode support is not available?

Cheers,
Andy

[Support Team]

The easiest workaround is using the System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(string) method instead of the Ranorex.Control.SendKeys method. You just need to assure that the notepad application is activated and the editBox is focused:

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// old code
//editBox.SendKeys(text);

// new code
editBox.Focus();
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(text);

Regards,
Alex
Ranorex Support Team

[andylee]

Thank you very much.
Works very well!!

Cheer,
Andy