C#: Simulate key press in game

Question

I want to be able to control a game (Planes) from a C# application. I have tried various methods, including

SendKeys.SendWait("W")
SendKeys.Send("W")
InputSimulator
SendInput

If i open notepad and run my code I can see that all of these methods work (The letters WASD is written according to the code). However when i open my game it does not react to these inputs.

Anyone have an idea to a better approach?

It depends on the game. Some games can be really hard to simulate keys into. You basically need to know how the game intercepts keys. — SimpleVar, Sep 20 '14 at 15:08
Sometimes. I've tried simulating keys into games that don't welcome the methods mentioned above and failed. — SimpleVar, Sep 20 '14 at 15:13
You could try using Spy++ to see what messages the process gets when you press "W". — SimpleVar, Sep 20 '14 at 15:17
try this answer - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8544271/how-can-i-send-keyboard-input-to-a-opengl-directx-game-window — terrybozzio, Sep 20 '14 at 15:24
I tried to using Spy++ but I could not figure this out, however the AutoIT did the trick. Thank you very much for your help :) — user3170354, Sep 20 '14 at 16:31
@terrybozzio Do you happen to know why AutoIt succeeds where SendKeys fails? — SimpleVar, Sep 20 '14 at 18:25

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 21 '17 at 21:45

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Your syntax is wrong. Should be;

SendKeys.SendWait("{W}");

answered Dec 21 '17 at 21:45

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