Okay forum, help me out with this GUI please?

[JHumphr]

I am making an auto-typing script. I am having trouble and I don't know where. Thanks in advanced!
PS: I have a class that creates an Action variable and calls the setdefaultcloseoperation, setsize, and setvisible
Code:
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.Random;

public class Action extends JFrame{
private JTextField text;
private JTextField time;
private JButton b;
private int itime;
private String botText;
private Robot robot;

public Action(){
super("AutoTyper");
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
text = new JTextField("Text.",10);
add(text);
time = new JTextField("Time (seconds):",10);
add(time);
b = new JButton("Start.");
add(b);
HandlerClass handler = new HandlerClass();
text.addActionListener(handler);
time.addActionListener(handler);
b.addActionListener(handler);
}

public class HandlerClass implements ActionListener{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
try {
run();
} catch (Exception e) {}
}
}

public void run() throws AWTException{
try{
itime = Integer.parseInt(time.getText());
}catch(Exception ex){}
botText = text.getText();
int length = botText.length();
char[] charText = botText.toCharArray();
setVisible(false);
while(itime > 0){
for(int z = 0;z<length;z++){
sendChar(charText[z]);
}
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ENTER);
try{
Thread.sleep(1000);
}catch(Exception ex){}
itime--;
}
setVisible(true);
}

public void sendChar(char a) throws AWTException{
a = Character.toLowerCase(a);
switch(a){
case ' ':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);
break;
case 'a':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_A);
break;
case 'b':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_B);
break;
case 'c':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
break;
case 'd':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_D);
break;
case 'e':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_E);
break;
case 'f':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_F);
break;
case 'g':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_G);
break;
case 'h':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_H);
break;
case 'i':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_I);
break;
case 'j':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_J);
break;
case 'k':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_K);
break;
case 'l':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_L);
break;
case 'm':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_M);
break;
case 'n':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_N);
break;
case 'o':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_O);
break;
case 'p':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_P);
break;
case 'q':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Q);
break;
case 'r':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_R);
break;
case 's':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_S);
break;
case 't':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_T);
break;
case 'u':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_U);
break;
case 'v':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_V);
break;
case 'w':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_W);
break;
case 'x':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_X);
break;
case 'y':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Y);
break;
case 'z':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_Z);
break;
case '1':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_1);
break;
case '2':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_2);
break;
case '3':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_3);
break;
case '4':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_4);
break;
case '5':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_5);
break;
case '6':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_6);
break;
case '7':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_7);
break;
case '8':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_8);
break;
case '9':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_9);
break;
case '0':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_0);
break;
case '*':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_ASTERISK);
break;
case '&':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_AMPERSAND);
break;
case '@':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_AT);
break;
/*case '\':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SLASH);
break;*/
case '[':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BRACELEFT);
break;
case ']':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_BRACERIGHT);
break;
case '^':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CIRCUMFLEX);
break;
case '{':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_OPEN_BRACKET);
break;
case '}':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CLOSE_BRACKET);
break;
case ':':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_COLON);
break;
case '$':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_DOLLAR);
break;
case '!':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_EXCLAMATION_MARK);
break;
case '(':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_LEFT_PARENTHESIS);
break;
case ')':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT_PARENTHESIS);
break;
case '+':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_PLUS);
break;
case '-':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_MINUS);
break;
case '#':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_NUMBER_SIGN);
break;
case '.':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_PERIOD);
break;
case ';':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SEMICOLON);
break;
case '_':
robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_UNDERSCORE);
break;
}
}
}

[doWhile]

I am having trouble and I don't know where

Please describe in full detail what the trouble is...does the code compile? Are there exceptions? Does it behave, and if not what do you expect and what do you get? Lastly, please use the code tags to make your code readable

[JHumphr]

Sorry, new to forum'ing. Anyways, my JFrame displays fine, and I can input perfectly, but it won't type what it is supposed to to the screen. Is it because I am back-grounding the JFrame and it won't run unless it is active?

[Norm]

Could you put your code in code tags to preserve its formatting. See: BB Code List - Java Forums

Comment on the name of your class. There is a Java class named Action. Can you make yours unique?

Where is the cursor when the Robot class calls keyPress? Where is the letter being typed?

[DarrylBurke]

Did you forget that a pressed key needs to be released before the next key is pressed?

db