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Many of you scripting in Windows 2000 have had problems go getting
your scripts set the focus to applications on your desktop, in order, for
example, to send keystrokes to them.
This is due to a setting in the operating system which prevents an
application from grabbing focus while the user is, say, typing a letter in
Word. TweakUI
is a Microsoft toolkit that allows you to change this setting. Download it from the following location:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
install it, run it
from the Control Panel, and, under its General tab, uncheck “Prevent
applications from stealing focus”. With this change, VB’s
AppActivate, and the WorkStation’s Activate and
Windows Connection should not have difficulty in setting focus as necessary. This utility also works with Windows 9x,
so if you are having focus problems in these environments, this utility may be
of assistance there. There is a corresponding
utility for Windows XP, but the default setting for this box is unchecked, so
no further action is required. Rich McNeil 866 653 5105 |
