WshShell & Nav Backup

logu_cbe

Hi,

As one of our client wants automated backup with in Nav, i am using WshShell as follows

WinShell - 'Windows Script Host Object Model'.WshShell

CREATE(WinShell);
WinShell.SendKeys('%(t)');
WinShell.SendKeys('b');

It works fine but while i am trying to Use "send keys" further (To type file name and description), i cannot proceed in that.

I can really appreciate any kind of inputs in this.....

Thanks,
Logu

kine

It is because the dialog is modal and it means no C/AL code is running behind. Try to send all keys in one command to buffer them and end the code...

logu_cbe

Thanks for reply...

I tried in that way also. But failed. ](*,)

ara3n

Hello Logu_Cbe

With the automation, you need to take pause in order to send messages. So either use a timer or pause for a second.

logu_cbe

Hi Rased,

Thanks for your reply....

I cannot fix that issue in SLEEP (Pause) also.

I can really appreciate for other inputs...

Thank you,
Logu

Waldo

Well, I think you'll have to do it from outside NAV. It's like Kine said: the modal form messes things up for you. If you can call the sendkeys from outside NAV, the modal form won't have this influence on the external app ... .

May be you can call a seperate exe from within NAV? Not sure if this is a seperate process though ... :-k . You will have to do some testing.

Some little voice in the back of my head says to me that ExpandIT (http://www.expandit.com/) has something like that.