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Get Minutes and output them with SendKeys

this is my first time scripting, and I wanted to start small. My goal is simple: get the current time (Get-Date -Format mm) and output that 2 digit number as keystrokes with SendKeys.

Problem is, I have no idea how to convert that 2 digit output into an object for the "SendKeys" to output.

Solution

  • Convert the Datetime results first to String using the ToString() Method if you have some problem to send it, here's the full example to send it to notepad:

    ## Find all Active Windows Titles
$windows=Get-Process | Where-Object {$_.MainWindowTitle -ne ""} | Select-Object MainWindowTitle
## Find Specific name 
$WindowTitle=($windows | ? {$_ -match "Notepad"} ).MainWindowTitle
## Add Type and Focus Activate the Window
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell
$wshell.AppActivate($WindowTitle)
## Send Keys
$wshell.SendKeys((Get-Date -Format mm).ToString())