Press keys on a VM

The "Connect and log in to a VM" WrkAction is required in your Wrkflow prior to making use of this desktop RPA WrkAction.

Send key presses to an active desktop session. Refer to the documentation for configuration details.

Application

Desktop Automation (RPA)

Inputs (what you have)

Name	Description	Data Type	Required?	Example
Desktop session ID	The unique identifier of the desktop instance. Can be retrieved from "Connect and log in to a VM” Wrk Action.	Text (Short)	Yes	fb9bc380-146c-420e-9130-50ce93614e0
Keys to press	Key presses to send to the desktop session. Press enter after each item is added. Example Shift+A	List of Text (Long)	Yes	SHIFT+A``W `R` `K` `Enter`See list of key presses in the section below.
Wait after final key press	The number of seconds to wait after the final key press	Number with decimals	No	1
Seconds to wait between key presses	The number of seconds to wait between each key press in the list	Number with decimals	No	1

Outputs (what you get)

Name	Description	Data Type	Required?	Example
Screenshot		File	No
Unsuccessful message	If unsuccessful, a message stating what went wrong	Text (Long)	No

Outcomes

Name	Description
Success	This status is selected if the job has successfully completed.
Unsuccessful	This status is selected if the job has completed unsuccessfully.
Impossible to complete	This status is selected in the event of the following scenario:Unable to connect to the session for some reason

Requirements

Common Key Presses

A - Z
0 - 9
Space
Enter
Tab
Shift
Control
Alt
Backspace
Escape
Delete
Control+c (Copy) (Make sure to use lowercase c)
Control+v (Paste) (Make sure to use lowercase v)

Use + to combine presses. e.g Control + Tab

Complete list of Key Presses

Backspace

Tab

Enter

ShiftLeft

ShiftRight

ControlLeft

ControlRight

AltLeft

AltRight

Pause

CapsLock

Escape

Convert

NonConvert

Space

PageUp

PageDown

End

Numpad0

Numpad1

Numpad2

Numpad3

Numpad4

Numpad5

Numpad6

Numpad7

Numpad8

Numpad9

NumpadDecimal

NumpadEnter

NumpadEqual

NumpadMultiply

NumpadAdd

NumpadSubtract

NumpadDivide

Home

ArrowLeft

ArrowRight

ArrowUp

ArrowDown

Select

Open

PrintScreen

Insert

Delete

Digit0

Digit1

Digit2

Digit3

Digit4

Digit5

Digit6

Digit7

Digit8

Digit9

KeyA

KeyB

KeyC

KeyD

KeyE

KeyF

KeyG

KeyH

KeyI

KeyJ

KeyK

KeyL

KeyM

KeyN

KeyO

KeyP

KeyQ

KeyR

KeyS

KeyT

KeyU

KeyV

KeyW

KeyX

KeyY

KeyZ

MetaLeft

MetaRight

ContextMenu

F10

F11

F12

F13

F14

F15

F16

F17

F18

F19

F20

F21

F22

F23

F24

NumLock

ScrollLock

AudioVolumeMute

AudioVolumeDown

AudioVolumeUp

MediaTrackNext

MediaTrackPrevious

MediaStop

MediaPlayPause

Semicolon

Equal

Comma

Minus

Period

Slash

Backquote

BracketLeft

Backslash

BracketRight

Quote

AltGraph

Props

Cancel

Clear

Shift

Control

Alt

ModeChange

(The space key)

Execute

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