Open internet explorer page using c#, invoke a ctrl + F keyboard shortcut and fill it out with certain keywords

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I need to develop a Windows application in C# or VB.net, that when pressing a button, opens Internet Explorer to a specific URL, and invokes the search text function - as in, pressing the CRTL+F in keyboard and filling in specific text in the search textbox.

Currently I can open the page in IE using process.start("iexplorer.exe","URL");, but I don't know how to invoke the CRTL+F command after opening the page.

Appreciate your help

can you not use the webbrowser class within your app – Jonesopolis Mar 14 '14 at 17:37 — Jonesopolis, Mar 14 '14 at 17:37
What version(s) of IE are you targeting? – Paul Sasik Mar 14 '14 at 18:20 — Paul Sasik, Mar 14 '14 at 18:20
Simplest solution is to use `SendKeys.Send()` – user959631 Mar 15 '14 at 15:36 — user959631, Mar 15 '14 at 15:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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You should look into the SendMessage function http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms644950%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Also, check out this question - c# Sending keyboard commands to another window / process

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Open internet explorer page using c#, invoke a ctrl + F keyboard shortcut and fill it out with certain keywords

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