How to press a key with batch file

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Hi I am new with batch file, I want to know how to auto press a key from batch file. I want to make a program that open a browser and press the tab key automatically.

Batch is not generally an appropriate language for interacting with GUI applications. Take a look into 'SendKeys' in VBS. — unclemeat, Aug 18 '14 at 22:50
Doubt you can do this in batch: prob's use some weird program or use something else — Monacraft, Aug 18 '14 at 22:51

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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The Batch file below do what you want:

@if (@CodeSection == @Batch) @then
@echo off
CScript //nologo //E:JScript "%~F0"
rem Open the browser here
goto :EOF
@end
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("{TAB}");

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Aug 19 '14 at 00:14

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Do we need anything else in our .bat file when we want to press enter after opening an app other than WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("{ENTER}"); – rdj7 Apr 19 '17 at 10:20

How to press a key with batch file

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