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In Visual Studio 2013, I installed a C# package called "InputSimulator." After doing so, I see a new reference get added to my project called "WindowsInput." (i.e., WindowsInput.dll)

The problem is that none of the methods that the codeplex site talks about are accessible. If I try:

InputSimulator.SimulateTextEntry("Say hello!");

I get the error:

Error   14  'WindowsInput.InputSimulator' does not contain a definition for 
'SimulateTextEntry' Blah.cs 33  32  ALibrary

I do have using WindowsInput as a directive.

Does anyone know why the methods are not accessible? Methods like SimulateKeyPress() are also not available. These are the key API. Am I missing something about adding this library and referencing it?

Hello! Really not sure, but check the target .Net version. I had a similar problem between a project targeting .Net 4.5 and library .net 4.5.1 — Jurion, Sep 23 '14 at 05:29
Right click => properties. If you click on the reference it will not open external window, but just populate properties window. You’ll have a field “runtime version” for each reference — Jurion, Sep 23 '14 at 05:35

score 23 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 23 '14 at 05:44

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So I just tried this lib. Actually their documentation is just a little off. You need to create an instance of InputSimulator first, like this:

  InputSimulator s = new InputSimulator();
  s.Keyboard.TextEntry("Hello sim !");

answered Sep 23 '14 at 05:44

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is this any better than the native function, SendKeys.Send("abc"); ? – barlop Nov 11 '17 at 01:44

Installed InputSimulator via NuGet, no members accessible

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