How do I send keystrokes to a console window in Windows XP?

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Benji,

This appears to be exactly what we need.
I also see that by changing "Command Prompt" to "Notepad" or another
application, the key strokes are sent there.

With this capability, other possibilities open up.
Is there a way to read the output from the from the console window?
For example, how can we capture the output of the dir command?

Thank you for your help.