SendKeys and Ctrl+a problem

richarddawson

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If I write

sendKeys "{^a}"

I get "Run-time error '5':
Invalid procedure or argument".
But if I write

sendKeys "{HOME}"

it works.

Any suggestions please?
 

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Sorry to ask for help. Found it myself.

Just leave out the {} so

sendKeys "^a"

works fine! - Contrary to all the documentation. No time delay required either.
 
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