Added File option

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ SendKeys has no dependencies besides the .NET Framework 2.0 and can be deployed
 ###### Same but wait 3 seconds upfront:
 `SendKeys.exe -pid:4711 "format C:{Enter}" -wait:3000`
 
+###### Same but read a file and send the contents of that file to the new pid:
+`SendKeys.exe -pid:4711 -wait:3000 -file:"C:\test.txt"`
+
+
 ## Noteworthy
 
 As always, you'll need to add quotes to the argument string if it contains spaces (like shown in the examples). Otherwise, Windows will split it up as multiple arguments.

SendKeys/Program.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace SendKeys
 {
@@ -26,16 +27,21 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 		{
 			int pid = -1;
 			int wait = 0;
+			int file = 0;
+			string line;
+			bool filepresent = false;
+			string filetoread = "";
 			string keysToSend = "";
 
-			var validArguments = args?.Length == 2 || args?.Length == 3;
+			var validArguments = args?.Length == 2 || args?.Length == 3 || args?.Length == 4;
 
 			if (validArguments)
 			{
 				for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
 				{
 					int pidIndex = args[i].IndexOf("pid:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 					int waitIndex = args[i].IndexOf("wait:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+					int fileIndex = args[i].IndexOf("file:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 					if (pidIndex > -1)
 					{
 						var pidString = args[i].Substring(pidIndex + "pid:".Length);
@@ -46,6 +52,13 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 						var waitString = args[i].Substring(waitIndex + "wait:".Length);
 						int.TryParse(waitString, out wait);
 					}
+					else if (fileIndex > -1)
+					{
+						var fileString = args[i].Substring(waitIndex + "file:".Length + 2);
+						int.TryParse(fileString, out file);
+						filepresent = true;
+						filetoread = fileString;
+					}
 					else
 					{
 						keysToSend = args[i].Replace("'", "\"");
@@ -57,12 +70,13 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 			{
 				WriteError("Invalid arguments. Please define a process id and the string value to send as keys." +
 					"\n  Example:  SendKeys.exe -pid:4711 \"Keys to send{Enter}\"" +
-					"\n  Optional: Add -wait:100 to add a delay of 100 milliseconds, for example.");
+					"\n  Optional: Add -wait:100 to add a delay of 100 milliseconds, for example." +
+					"\n  Optional: Add -file:'test.txt' to read the contents of a file.");
 
 				return;
 			}
 
-			Process process = null ;
+			Process process = null;
 			try
 			{
 				process = Process.GetProcessById(pid);
@@ -81,9 +95,38 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
 			{
 				if (wait > 0)
 					Thread.Sleep(wait);
+				if (filepresent)
+				{
+					SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
+					try
+					{
+						StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(filetoread);
+						int linenumber = 0;
+						line = sr.ReadLine();
+						while (sr.Peek() > -1)
+						{
+							SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
+							string keytosendline = line.Replace("+", "{+}");
+							System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(keytosendline + '\n');
+							WriteInfo("On line: " + linenumber.ToString());
+
+							linenumber = linenumber + 1;
+							line = sr.ReadLine();
+						}
+						sr.Close();
+					}
+					catch (Exception e)
+					{
+						WriteError("Exception: " + e.Message);
+
+					}
 
-				SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
-				System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(keysToSend);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					SetForegroundWindow(process.MainWindowHandle);
+					System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(keysToSend);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -93,5 +136,12 @@ private static void WriteError(string message)
 			Console.WriteLine(message);
 			FreeConsole();
 		}
+
+		public static void WriteInfo(string message)
+		{
+			AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
+			Console.WriteLine(message);
+			FreeConsole();
+		}
 	}
 }

SendKeys/SendKeys.csproj

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>SendKeys</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>SendKeys</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
     <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <StartupObject>SendKeys.Program</StartupObject>
@@ -56,7 +59,9 @@
     <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
+      <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
     </Compile>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
       <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
       <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>

SendKeys/app.config

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1"/></startup></configuration>