[HowTo] Make SendKeys (WIN32OLE) works "immediately" ?

[MarcioAB]

I'm trying to follow this topic from TIG to be able to Open/Close Components but it is not working as I was expecting. SendKeys only sends the key after all code finish and not immediately, example:

Assume I have "x" as a shortcut to "Edit/Close Component", a child component Opened (Edit) and want to Close it. This is the code:

def test
p Sketchup.active_model.active_path
WIN32OLE.new("WScript.Shell").SendKeys("x")
p Sketchup.active_model.active_path
end

The first Active_path show
[#Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79290, #Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79278]

but the 2nd Active_path (still) show
[#Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79290, #Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79278]

Because ComponentInstance:0x4a79278 was Closed, it should show
[#Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79290]

When the above code finish in fact the Active_path is on [#Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x4a79290], but not ("immediately") during the code execution. It's like SendKeys kept "x" buffered and just release it when SketchUp assume control.

Am I missing something, Can SendKeys works immediately, or Is there a workaround ?

Thank you
Marcio

[wikii]

Pause the script a little moment to allow SU responds to the command of "close components".

[MarcioAB]

Just discovered I can Close components with "Sketchup.active_model.close_active"

Thank you, but even with sleep(5) and bring the window to focus ... no success to trigger "Edit Component" shortcut ("Y").

p Sketchup.active_model.active_path
s=WIN32OLE.new("WScript.Shell")
p s.AppActivate("SketchUp")
sleep(5)
p s.SendKeys("y")
sleep(5)
p Sketchup.active_model.active_path