QTP - Send Keys - Cheat Sheet

QTP Send keys Implementation

QTP SendKeys – Cheat Sheet

QTP – WScript – Send Keys

HowTo – Use Sendkeys in QTP

SendKeys - Cheat Sheet

A quick cheatsheet for all the characters that can be sent using the sendkeys method:

Example:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 

'Control+Shift+End

WshShell.SendKeys "^+{END}"

'Control+O

WshShell.SendKeys "^o"


Some common examples:
1. a and b are pressed, send the string argument : “(ab)”
2. To Send same letter multiple times : “{a 10}”
3. To Send ALT Tab :  wshell.sendkeys ” %{TAB}”
4. To Send ALT and space : wshell.sendkeys “%{ }”
5. TO Send char : wshell.Sendkeys “(a)”
6. Right Click of Mouse : Wshell.SendKeys “+{F10}”
7. Mouse Down : wshell.sendkeys “{DOWN}”
8. Mouse UP : wshell.sendkeys “{UP}”

Key	Argument
BACKSPACE	{BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
BREAK	{BREAK}
CAPS LOCK	{CAPSLOCK}
DEL or DELETE	{DELETE} or {DEL}
DOWN ARROW	{DOWN}
END	{END}
ENTER	{ENTER} or ~
ESC	{ESC}
HELP	{HELP}
HOME	{HOME}
INS or INSERT	{INSERT} or {INS}
LEFT ARROW	{LEFT}
NUM LOCK	{NUMLOCK}
PAGE DOWN	{PGDN}
PAGE UP	{PGUP}
PRINT SCREEN	{PRTSC}
RIGHT ARROW	{RIGHT}
SCROLL LOCK	{SCROLLLOCK}
TAB	{TAB}
UP ARROW	{UP}
F1	{F1}
F2	{F2}
F3	{F3}
F4	{F4}
F5	{F5}
F6	{F6}
F7	{F7}
F8	{F8}
F9	{F9}
F10	{F10}
F11	{F11}
F12	{F12}
F13	{F13}
F14	{F14}
F15	{F15}
F16	{F16}

Key	Special Character
SHIFT	+
CTRL	^
ALT	%