Robot class and keystrokes

Can somebody help me? I have a 14000 plus line coded program. I need to generate software produced keystrokes. For example I would like to have my program hit the 'Enter' key instead of it being generated from the keyboard by a user. Now, I have just briefly been introduced to the Robot class and I am trying to understand it. I guess to use it I have to throw a AWTException. The problem is where I need to use the Robot class is in a JButton ActionListener(), which is on line 8000 nested in another frame. My question is how and where do I throw the AWTException in my program so that I can use the Robot class to generate an 'Enter' keystroke? I have noticed that in some sample programs the AWTException follows the opening
public static void main(String[] args) throws AWTException
statement. I tried attaching this in my program but the code nested in a AcitionListener did not recognize it.
What I am hoping is that I can throw the exception in the following format:
try
Robot robot = new Robot();
robot.keypressed(VK_ENTER);
catch (AWTException exception)
exception.printStackTrace();
This is just a format I made up to show what I am looking for it has no actual copyright.
I do not want to throw the AWTExecption for my whole program just this localized area when I need to have the software hit enter for me.
Anyway, this is my problem can you help me out
Derek.

I just figured the problem out myself, by just guessing believe it or not.
As follows :
try
Robot rob = new Robot():
rob.keyPressed(VK_ENTER);
catch(AWTException exception)
exception.printStackTrace();
It worked perfectly.

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