using type("foo bar") does not type the text into remote desktop window

might be a focus problem.
Take care, that the RDC window is activated, when the type() is done.

Yes, focus is definitely on the RDC window.

I would have a two line script like this:
wait(5)
type("abc")

Then I would click run in slow motion.

I would then click inside a notepad window I had open in the remote desktop session to make sure focus is there.
I would then type a letter every few seconds "h....h.......h..........h...........h" to verify focus is there
Eventually the 5 seconds would be up, and no "abc" shows up, but sikulix says it typed abc.

I was reading around some someone said RDC might be blocking the key input because it's not actually coming from a keyboard?

If focus is at the window, then on Windows not getting the typed characters into the window usually is indeed due to blocking of non keyboard input.

You might try to start the RD session from a command line in admin mode (normally the way, to unblock)

Another option is to try with paste() after having allowed pasting (ctrl-v) from the host to the RD window.

Ok, my real job duties blocked me again. I apologize.

I tried paste and I also tried starting remote desktop connection from a command prompt in administrative mode, neither accepted type or paste from sikulix.

Have you tried this before? Do you know if it is supposed to work?

This talks about rdp blocking it.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1138606/alternative-to-sendkeys-when-running-over-remote-desktop

and another

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/01d1c501-880a-48c3-8b82-d3b08e974ff0/remote-desktop-connection-sendkeys?forum=Vsexpressvb

I looked into how you are sending keys and it's through sendinput, which is one of the suggested ways. So I'm confused why its not working.

from [API/src/main/java/org/sikuli/script/support/RobotDesktop.java]
User32.INSTANCE.SendInput(new WinDef.DWORD(1),
          (WinUser.INPUT[]) input.toArray(1), input.size());

Ah, perhaps it's taking the normal path and calling keyPress method from the java.awt.Robot class instead.

Who knows how that's implemented though.

Long and short of it is. Doesn't seem like I'll be able to run Sikulix on my laptop, and send keyboard input over to the remote desktop computer.

Ok, I will check, but may take a while.
Other priorities currently.

I will report here.