How to use CONTROL-Key in Ranorex.PressKeys?

[BCTest]

Hello,

just a simple question: how to use PressKeys for a sequence with Ctrl-Keys?

Ranorex 6.0.1 works fine when using Keyborad.Press as in function PressCtrlH_Alt1 defined:

Keyboard.Press(System.Windows.Forms.Keys.H | System.Windows.Forms.Keys.Control, Keyboard.DefaultScanCode, Keyboard.DefaultKeyPressTime, 1, true);

But I wonder why my simple test fails when using PressKeys (with a sequence recorded by Ranorex Keystroke Recording) as in function PressCtrlH_Alt2 defined:

repo.Editor.Self.PressKeys("{LControlKey down}h{LControlKey up}");

The same questions belongs to the Key-Functions:
Key Shortcut works, Key Sequence (created by internal Keystroke Recording) doesn't works: Why?

PressKey.png

I attached a simple demo-project:
* Open Windows-Editor
* Type some text
* Press Ctrl+H in different ways
* Close Windows-Editor

PressKey.zip

How do I have to change the non-working calls to work properly?

[RobinHood42]

Hi BCTest,

You could use the following key sequence:

KeySequence.png

But why don't you just use the "KeyShortcut()"-action?

Cheers,
Robin

[krstcs]

Agree with Robin. If all you need is the key shortcut, then use KeyShortcut(). That's what it's there for.


However, you do have to send the "{LControlKey up}" stroke at some point after what Robin wrote, or the control key will be held until it is sent or the test stops. What you had originally should be working, but you can change the alpha key to what Robin has if you want, but that is a lot of work to just do what KeyShortcut does anyway...

[BCTest]

Hi,

thanks for the answers - now I got it.

I wanted to use <code>PressKey</code> in my code not the simple recording-script so I finally used

repo.Element.PressKeys("{ControlKey down}{HKey}{ControlKey up}")

to send CTRL+H. And it works!

Thanks,
Thomas.