Terminals

Send Keys to Terminal

This activity sends text to terminal as a series of keyboard characters typed one at a time (simulates human behavior), it is possible to send special characters.
Fill in the terminal name. Fill in the Keystrokes textbox.

v2_term_sendkeys1
Parameter NameParameter TypeIn/OutDescription
Alternative Scenario If FailedBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "on"
Display NameLiteralInputchanges display name of the activity
Exclude from Transaction CheckBooleanInputcheckbox; default is "off"
KeystrokesStringInputstring of characters to be sent
Retry Timeout [s]DoubleInputdetermines behaviour if the activity fails to execute. value < 0: try executing once, 0: try indefinitely; value >0: time in seconds during which the activity repeatedly tries to execute (if time elapses without success then Result = False, end activity)
Terminal NameStringInputcustom internal name Wizlink will use to identify the terminal window
ResultBooleanOutputreturns a Boolean value. True if no error in activity, otherwise will return False
Result CodeInt32OutputResult Code will return 0 if there is no error in activity, otherwise in most cases it will return 1, the extended result code will show only in several chosen activities