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Last updated Dec 20, 2024

Send Control Key

UiPath.Terminal.Activities.TerminalSendControlKey

Description

Sends a control key to the terminal.

The activity is valid only inside a Terminal Session activity.

Project compatibility

Windows - Legacy | Windows

Configuration

Designer panel

  • Control Key - Choose from the drop-down menu the control key to be sent to the terminal.

Properties panel

Common
  • DisplayName - The display name of the activity.
Input
  • Key - Choose from the drop-down menu the control key to be sent to the terminal.
Misc
  • Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.
Options
  • DelayMS - Delay time (in milliseconds) after executing the activity. The default amount of time is 300 milliseconds (0.3 seconds).
  • TimeoutMS - Specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error is thrown. The default value is 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds).
  • WaitType - Before performing the actions, wait for the target to become ready. The following options are available:
    • NONE - Does not wait for the terminal keyboard to be enabled.
    • READY / COMPLETE - Waits for the terminal keyboard to be enabled. The default value is READY.
    Note: The READY and COMPLETE options have the same function, since the wait type is related to the status of the terminal keyboard, which has only two states: enabled or inhibited.
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