Released: sendkey for v4.0 and higher

[MuscleNerd]

The attached zip file contains a sendkey executable for Series 2 machines running v4.0 and higher. Many people probably realize that sendkey functionality was lost starting with the 4.x software. This executable fills that void.


Usage: sendkey [options] <keyname> [<keyname>...]
Send one or more keypress events to TiVo software v4.0 and higher

Options:
-l List all possible keypress events
-w Wait for ack after sending each event
-r Treat arguments as raw event numbers instead of names
-v Verbose mode

Note: The keypress event names are case-insensitive.
NUM0 through NUM9 can be written as 0 through 9

sendkey v1.2
Copyright (c) 2004 by MuscleNerd
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[MuscleNerd]

Just a few usage notes:

This is meant to run natively on your tivo box (there's no network support).
You can specify multiple key names on the command line, like "sendkey -w nowshowing tivo 2" This particular example should consistently get you to the "To Do" menu. I could have written that "2" as "num2" if i wanted to be technical.
The -w (wait) option eliminates the possibility of going too fast for the tivo UI. But it also slows the sends down slightly, so it's a tradeoff.
In some places, the -w option is *blocking*. For instance, if you're already in Live TV and do "sendkey -w record", then it won't return control to you until the user has selected a confirmation option from the record menu. You can always ^C it in that case, too (or just don't use the -w option).
As pointed out in the usage note, you don't have to use num0 or num1 etc..you can use their aliases of 0 and 1 etc
Remember to separate multiple key press names with spaces! The proper way to change the channel to 331 on a dtivo, for instance, is
"sendkey -w 3 3 1 enter"