Instead of Win32::OLE, have you considered Win32::GuiTest -- it is a module specifically designed for remote-running Windows apps: clicking buttons, activating menus, typing keys.

Otherwise, taking a look at the code from the first answer to the SO post you linked, 

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 
WshShell.AppActivate("Firefox")
WshShell.SendKeys "{F5}"
WshShell.AppActivate("TextPad")

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I think that the CreateObject would be equivalent to the Win32::OLE->new('WScript.Shell'), and that the methods should translate across... but I haven't tried.

I'll try: 

perl -MWin32::OLE -e "$obj = Win32::OLE->new('WScript.Shell') or die $
+!; $obj->AppActivate('Chrome') or die $!; $obj->SendKeys('{F5}');"

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Yep, that refreshed the current page in Chrome for me.

Hopefully, that gives you enough to get started with.

In reply to Re: Reload Browser Tab on Windows by pryrt
in thread Reload Browser Tab on Windows by LanX

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