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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
– Jurion, Commented Sep 23, 2014 at 5:29
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
– Jurion, Commented Sep 23, 2014 at 5:35

Jurion · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-23 05:44:45Z

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 !");

is this any better than the native function, SendKeys.Send("abc"); ?

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