How to send Shortcut Keys using Batch

Question

I want to create a batch file, where I automatically press CTRL+s every few minutes. until now I have

set /a i=0
:start
if /I %i% GEQ 10 goto :next
%SendKeys% "{^}"
%SendKeys% "{s}"
ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 300000 > nul
goto :start
:next

How can I send them together?

Does %SendKeys% refer to the script from stackoverflow.com/questions/17038282/…? — nwk
– nwk, Commented Jan 12, 2015 at 11:56
Yes! I had the Idea, so I googled for it, and found it there. But this doesn't send both keys at at once, like the shortcut for saving files! — Saggex
– Saggex, Commented Jan 12, 2015 at 12:32

nwk · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-12 12:07:10Z

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%SendKeys% "^s"

Look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83%28v=vs.84%29.aspx for the complete list of keys and modifiers for WshShell.SendKeys.

answered Jan 12, 2015 at 12:01

nwk

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