Windows Input Simulator or Send Keys will not work on a Console app that opens another console

Question

So I'm making a script that monitors a folder where apps come, and I want them to be deployed using a console SDK, The console SDK has it's own commands so i have to input them.

The monitor works, after it sees something in the folder it opens up the SDK, but then Input simulator or Send key commands do nothing.

while (path == null)
        {

            Run();

        }
        if (path != null)
        {
            toOpen();
        }


    [PermissionSet(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
    public static void Run()
    {

            Console.WriteLine("Usage: Watcher.exe (Test Scanner)");
            string args = @"E:\Test Scanner";

            // Create a new FileSystemWatcher and set its properties.
            FileSystemWatcher watcher = new FileSystemWatcher();
            watcher.Path = args;
            /* Watch for changes in LastAccess and LastWrite times, and
               the renaming of files or directories. */
            watcher.NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastAccess | NotifyFilters.LastWrite
               | NotifyFilters.FileName | NotifyFilters.DirectoryName;
            // Only watch text files.
            watcher.Filter = "*";

            // Add event handlers.
            watcher.Changed += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged);
            watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged);
            watcher.Deleted += new FileSystemEventHandler(OnChanged);
            watcher.Renamed += new RenamedEventHandler(OnRenamed);

            // Begin watching.
            watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;

            Console.WriteLine(path);
             // Wait for the software to quit the program.
            //Console.WriteLine("Wait for System String Deploy to procede");


    }

    // Define the event handlers.
    private static void OnChanged(object source, FileSystemEventArgs e)
    {
        // Specify what is done when a file is changed, created, or deleted.
        //Console.WriteLine("File: " + e.FullPath + " " + e.ChangeType);
        path = e.FullPath.ToString();
    }

    private static void OnRenamed(object source, RenamedEventArgs e)
    {
        // Specify what is done when a file is renamed.
        Console.WriteLine("File: {0} renamed to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath);

    }
    private static void toOpen() {

        string toOpen = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Durango XDK\xdk\Command Prompts\Xbox One XDK Visual Studio 2015 Command Prompt";

        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(toOpen); 

        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);

        InputSimulator.SimulateTextEntry("xbconnect" + "127.0.0.1");

        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

        InputSimulator.SimulateTextEntry("xbapp deploy" + path);

        Console.ReadLine();

    }

Send Keys example:

        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(toOpen); 

        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5000);

        SendKeys.SendWait("xbconnect 127.0.0.1");

        System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);

        SendKeys.SendWait("xbapp deploy" + path);

        Console.ReadLine();

Any idea why it might not work.

Note: There might be brackets closed, as this is not the full script and i just copy pasted a piece.

Answer 1

The Console App was not running under administrator privileges. Thus I couldn't write inside XDK which was running as admin.

This was solved adding an App.manifest