Send Keys To Active Window

[LuceNut]

OK, I just started trying this an hour ago. I want to dial up an internet connection, wait 60 seconds to be sure we are connected, open a browser, tab 8 times, hit spacebar, wait 10 seconds for page to post, close browser, disconnect from dialup.
I work up until I try to tab 8 times. Anyone know how to do that? I'm trying the char value for tab "TAB". I just put it in the Keys: window like so
TAB
TAB
TAB
TAB
TAB
TAB
TAB
Space
But nothing seems to be happening when the browser window opens.
Help please?

[Oleg]

You must write {TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB} at send keystrokes settings. Try the sample task below. Save text of task to file and use Task | Import to import into RoboTask

;**********************
;* RoboTask Task file *
;* Do not edit!       *
;**********************

[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|2013454187
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task14"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|1935146196
Name=STRING|"Run ""IEXPLORE.EXE"""
Priority=INTEGER|3
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_RUN_PROG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Run ""//localhost/work/"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
program=STRING|"http://localhost/work/"
runas=STRING|"0"
wait=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_PAUSE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Delay 2000 ms"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
delay=STRING|"20"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_GENERAL_SENDKEYS"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Send keys to active window"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
currentwindow=STRING|"1"
fixedwindow=STRING|"1"
keylayout=STRING|"0"
keys=STRING|"""{TAB}{DELAY 1000}{TAB}{DELAY 1000}{TAB}{DELAY 1000}{TAB}{DELAY 1000}{Enter}"""
sendkind=STRING|"0"
wincaption=STRING|"Notepad"

[LuceNut]

OK, that helped me. But I need to stick a down arrow in before the enter. How do I specify a down arrow in the keystrokes?
TIA,
Greg

[Oleg]

There is button "Insert a key" for your help in settings form of "Send Keystrokes" action. You can use some complex combinations.
Arrows are {LEFT}, {RIGHT}, {UP}, and {DOWN}

[LuceNut]

Yeah, that "Insert A Key" button doesn't put anything in the window for me! I'm navigating to a set of radio buttons on a webpage. The tabs get me there to focus on the first radio button but not selected. When I manually hit the down arrow it selects the second radio button and I hit enter to submit the form. But when the focus is on the first radio button in the Robotask and it executes {DOWN} it moves focus all the way to the submit button of the form. Any ideas why it works differently in Robotask as manually?
Thanks,
Greg
BTW, where are you from?

[Oleg]

I don’t know. I’ve just tested on my computer - it works correctly.
May be, you need to put some pause between key pressing. For example - 0.3 sec.