how to add <Enter> on a new line in a .bat file

[JW]

How can I add a line in a .bat file, that will send the <Enter> key ? Hope
this is not a dumb question. I tried pressing Enter on a blank line in the
..bat file, but as I imagined, it behaved like a line with nothing on it.
What I'm trying to do is use the Startup folder to automatically Synchronize
an Active Desktop item, by running a .bat file that runs Mobsync.exe,
followed by sending an <Enter> keystroke. Sending the Alt+S keystroke
combination would also achieve the desire effect.

I also tried and failed to locate any Help for Mobsync, that would show me a
parameter to achieve the same desired effect. I already know an
alternative. I can go out, and download a keystroke recorder program, which
I will eventually do anyway for more complex macros. But if at all
possible, I would like to learn how to do it in a .bat file. Sometimes,
Quick and Dirty is simpler. Thanks for your help.

I came here from the XP Basics newsgroup, where the response was a VBscript
program. Problem with that is, when I want to do something similar again
someday, I don't want to go asking somebody to write me another VBscript
program.

 

[JW]

P.S. forgot to mention that I'm obviously new in this newsgroup.
This newbie would greatly appreciate any tidbits of advice.


How can I add a line in a .bat file, that will send the <Enter> key ? Hope
this is not a dumb question. I tried pressing Enter on a blank line in the
..bat file, but as I imagined, it behaved like a line with nothing on it.
What I'm trying to do is use the Startup folder to automatically Synchronize
an Active Desktop item, by running a .bat file that runs Mobsync.exe,
followed by sending an <Enter> keystroke. Sending the Alt+S keystroke
combination would also achieve the desire effect.

I also tried and failed to locate any Help for Mobsync, that would show me a
parameter to achieve the same desired effect. I already know an
alternative. I can go out, and download a keystroke recorder program, which
I will eventually do anyway for more complex macros. But if at all
possible, I would like to learn how to do it in a .bat file. Sometimes,
Quick and Dirty is simpler. Thanks for your help.

I came here from the XP Basics newsgroup, where the response was a VBscript
program. Problem with that is, when I want to do something similar again
someday, I don't want to go asking somebody to write me another VBscript
program.

 

[Jerold Schulman]

P.S. forgot to mention that I'm obviously new in this newsgroup.
This newbie would greatly appreciate any tidbits of advice.


How can I add a line in a .bat file, that will send the <Enter> key ? Hope
this is not a dumb question. I tried pressing Enter on a blank line in the
.bat file, but as I imagined, it behaved like a line with nothing on it.
What I'm trying to do is use the Startup folder to automatically Synchronize
an Active Desktop item, by running a .bat file that runs Mobsync.exe,
followed by sending an <Enter> keystroke. Sending the Alt+S keystroke
combination would also achieve the desire effect.

I also tried and failed to locate any Help for Mobsync, that would show me a
parameter to achieve the same desired effect. I already know an
alternative. I can go out, and download a keystroke recorder program, which
I will eventually do anyway for more complex macros. But if at all
possible, I would like to learn how to do it in a .bat file. Sometimes,
Quick and Dirty is simpler. Thanks for your help.

I came here from the XP Basics newsgroup, where the response was a VBscript
program. Problem with that is, when I want to do something similar again
someday, I don't want to go asking somebody to write me another VBscript
program.

See tip 2531 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

 

[Guest]

If Mobsync.exe is a pure console program, it might respond to ..

echo. | Mobsync.ex

The Alt-S is out of the question in a batch procedure

If the program is a WinGUI program, you will need to resort to the Windows Script Host Sendkeys method

Tom Laveda

----- JW wrote: ----

How can I add a line in a .bat file, that will send the <Enter> key ? Hop
this is not a dumb question. I tried pressing Enter on a blank line in th
..bat file, but as I imagined, it behaved like a line with nothing on it
What I'm trying to do is use the Startup folder to automatically Synchroniz
an Active Desktop item, by running a .bat file that runs Mobsync.exe
followed by sending an <Enter> keystroke. Sending the Alt+S keystrok
combination would also achieve the desire effect

I also tried and failed to locate any Help for Mobsync, that would show me
parameter to achieve the same desired effect. I already know a
alternative. I can go out, and download a keystroke recorder program, whic
I will eventually do anyway for more complex macros. But if at al
possible, I would like to learn how to do it in a .bat file. Sometimes
Quick and Dirty is simpler. Thanks for your help

I came here from the XP Basics newsgroup, where the response was a VBscrip
program. Problem with that is, when I want to do something similar agai
someday, I don't want to go asking somebody to write me another VBscrip
program

 

[David Wang [Msft]]

The solution is even simpler. Depending on how you configured the
synchronization to happen, what you need is:
mobsync.exe /logon
mobsync.exe /logoff

This is what I do to trigger offline files to sync.

--
//David
IIS
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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How can I add a line in a .bat file, that will send the <Enter> key ? Hope
this is not a dumb question. I tried pressing Enter on a blank line in the
..bat file, but as I imagined, it behaved like a line with nothing on it.
What I'm trying to do is use the Startup folder to automatically Synchronize
an Active Desktop item, by running a .bat file that runs Mobsync.exe,
followed by sending an <Enter> keystroke. Sending the Alt+S keystroke
combination would also achieve the desire effect.

I also tried and failed to locate any Help for Mobsync, that would show me a
parameter to achieve the same desired effect. I already know an
alternative. I can go out, and download a keystroke recorder program, which
I will eventually do anyway for more complex macros. But if at all
possible, I would like to learn how to do it in a .bat file. Sometimes,
Quick and Dirty is simpler. Thanks for your help.

I came here from the XP Basics newsgroup, where the response was a VBscript
program. Problem with that is, when I want to do something similar again
someday, I don't want to go asking somebody to write me another VBscript
program.