SendKeys

How do I send the Windows key useing sendkeys. I thinks it's ascii code is 91.
-Thanks.

SOme one must know!:D

Damn, I saw this asked a long time ago. I can't remeber. I can't try this right now, but maybe this?

Code:

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  SendKeys "(^ESC)"

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I'll keep searching thru the threads

The Windows key is basically Ctrl+Escape.
And here's the code to call it.

Code:

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Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal bVk As _
Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo _
As Long)

Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    keybd_event vbKeyControl, 0, 0, 0
    keybd_event vbKeyEscape, 0, 0, 0
    keybd_event vbKeyEscape, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
    keybd_event vbKeyControl, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
End Sub

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Yep, I knew it was control - Escape, I think my syntax was correct, not sure though..

Thanks Matthew Gates
:D

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Originally posted by Lethal
Damn, I saw this asked a long time ago. I can't remeber. I can't try this right now, but maybe this?

Code:

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  SendKeys "(^ESC)"

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I'll keep searching thru the threads

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That won't work Lethal, SendKeys is being stubborn :rolleyes:.

Ahh...Sendkeys does act kinda flaky sometimes..Logically it should, but the API is the way 2 go as you mentioned..:)

Does this work

SendKeys "{^ESC}"....If I remember right you need to use these {} when dealing with special keys like tab, enter...etc.

Maybe I'm thinking of something else:rolleyes:

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SendKeys "^{ESC}"

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But that doesn't work and niether does the code above.

Ahhhh...Sendkeys doesn't cover all the keys. I'd go with the API myself. The added benefit is you don't get your "Num Lock" indicator flashing.

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Originally posted by TiPeRa
I thinks it's ascii code is 91.
-Thanks.

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By the way,

Chr(91) = [

:rolleyes:

know who to send ctrl alt del at the same time

You cannot simulate the Ctrl+Alt+Del combination. As I understand, MS made it so this event will only occur if the hardware (keyboard) sends a signal.

sendkeys "^({ESC})"

No, that doesn't work.