commands to exchange data between applications

[rchadel]

I have a set of shortcuts I use to copy/paste data from one application to the other. While coding these shortcuts in a script is a piece of cake, I don't know how to make the script change the focus from one application to another.
Since the process is very similar to copy/paste sentences from a text and translate them one by one with Google Translate, I've looked up if someone had written such script but I couldn't find one. Let's see:
a) Application A:
Ctrl+A ; select the content of a box where the cursor is
Ctrl+C ; copy the content to clipboard
b) Go to App B (which contains two boxes, at left the box where the data should be pasted and at right the box where App B will put the data after processing it)
Ctrl+A ; select the content of left box
Del ; delete the existing content (needless, Ctrl+V will delete it anyway)
Ctrl+V ; paste the content from clipboard
c) At this point App B takes the content of left box, processes the data and, after 1 or 2 seconds, returns the result in right box.
Tab ; move the focus from left box to right box
Ctrl+A ; select the content of right box
Ctrl+C ; copy the content to clipboard
d) Go back to App A
Ctrl+A ; select the content of box
Del ; delete the existing content (needless, Ctrl+V will delete it anyway)
Ctrl+V ; paste the content from clipboard

One problem is the cursor position in App B. When going to step b) there should be a way to place the cursor on left box. Could you help me please?

[mikeyww]

I would try WinActivate or ControlFocus. An alternative may be ControlSetText-- easier if that works. I also recommend ClipWait when you set your clipboard.