B2Ben
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- Aug 17, 2006
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I have a small linux server as part of a software testing setup at work. It's running software that requires me to enter lots of long commands, which can get rather tedious. This computer uses a USB keyboard.
Could I write some VB.NET software on a windows machine, that would let me send keystrokes to the linux box? Essentially turning my Windows machine into a Keyboard Emulator? This way I could build a library of commands, and automate typing them.
so basically I'm wondering if I can turn my windows computer into a virtual USB keyboard, that sends data out the USB cable, and into another machine that receives the keystrokes.
Is this even possible? I would imagine that the windows box would need to be recognized as a keyboard or HID device on the hardware level, which may not be possible.
Anyway... this may be a crazy idea, but I figured I would draw upon the collective wisdom of the forum and see what you think.
Could I write some VB.NET software on a windows machine, that would let me send keystrokes to the linux box? Essentially turning my Windows machine into a Keyboard Emulator? This way I could build a library of commands, and automate typing them.
so basically I'm wondering if I can turn my windows computer into a virtual USB keyboard, that sends data out the USB cable, and into another machine that receives the keystrokes.
Is this even possible? I would imagine that the windows box would need to be recognized as a keyboard or HID device on the hardware level, which may not be possible.
Anyway... this may be a crazy idea, but I figured I would draw upon the collective wisdom of the forum and see what you think.
