Keyboard shortcuts in Journal files

[eroe]

Does anyone know if it is possible to execute keyboard strokes in a journal file?

This may seem pointless, but I am trying to solve the never ending problem of switching from Drafting to Modeling using a journal file (at least I have not yet found a way, even though I have found that it is possible to switch from Modeling to Drafting through a journal file). Right now, I have the letter 'm' on the keyboard set up to switch to modeling, and I would like to have a journal file that can execute the 'm' keystroke. I am using NX6.

Any thoughts are welcome, I always start a thread with a specific goal, but after picking people's brains on this forum, I usually end up with an altered path that I would have never thought of on my own..

Thanks for the help!

Eric Roe
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Airfloat LLC

 

[cowski]

What version of NX are you running?
I ask because in NX 8 they added an option to switch between modeling and drafting in a journal. However, in most cases it isn't necessary, unless the point of your journal is to change applications for the user.

If you are running 7.5 or lower, you might try the sendkeys command. I'm not sure if that would work, but it is worth a try.

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[eroe]

Hey couski,

I am running NX6..

I will give the sendkeys command a try tomorrow, thanks for the input!

Eric Roe
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Airfloat LLC

 

[eroe]

Couski,

How do I set the Sendkeys command up to work in NX? I guess my question is how do I declare it? Sorry I am still a little new to VB..

Thanks again,
Eric

Eric Roe
Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Airfloat LLC

 

[cowski]

In the "imports" section of your journal (at the top) add the line:
Imports System.Windows.Forms

Then in your code you can simply use:

Sendkeys.Send("keystrokes")

for special keystrokes, refer to the previous link.

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