SRL Archive - Bugs

I've got a script that automatically posts ads to craigslist. I start with a base post in a file, then add a random section of my post to 3 locations (to keep it random so craigslist doesn't automatically stop me), and add it to the post form. Most of the time it works correctly but sometimes I randomly get a bunch of random characters. This is what I got at random-

Or click on my paypal butt
ewlni0R&U07TBF%>B ECAPG IHTE?F%*^%!@(#%(&*)>

while trying to post

Or click on my paypal button:

<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bi … etc

Telling people to click on my paypal butt probably won't get a lot of good responses. What causes this error?

what function/procedure do you use to send the string?

I'm just using send keys like this-

sendKeys(post);

From: groog
I'm just using send keys like this-

sendKeys(post);

try using your script in scar instead of simba (or vice versa if you are using scar already) and see if the same thing happens. If it never happens in the other program, there's something wrong with sendkeys.

Can you post the whole script? :) Thanks.

I don't think SendKeys takes special keys into consideration (like keys that need shift).

From: nielsie95
I don't think SendKeys takes special keys into consideration (like keys that need shift).

Why's that? :redface:

From: Naike
Why's that? :redface:

Different keyboard lay-outs. Shift + 1 is not always a !, as it is on my computer..