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Powershell script to enter a word with one click

I want to create a script which types a word if I press a single button. I have Logitech mouse so I can assign "Run something" to buttons". I would like to be able to type in the word with one of the buttons.

Here is the code I'm trying to use

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms    
timeout 1
'Potato'.ToCharArray() | ForEach-Object {[System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait($_)}

I'm not sure that code is right, but when I assing that .ps1 file to a button, nothing happens.

Solution

  • You can simply do the following:

    $wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell
$wshell.SendKeys('Potato')

    This will then send the keys to the currently focused application and not a winforms object you have created.