SendKeys

**TiPeRa** · May 2nd, 2001, 01:40 PM

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

**TiPeRa** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:08 PM

SOme one must know!

**Lethal** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:10 PM

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

Code:

  SendKeys "(^ESC)"

I'll keep searching thru the threads

Matthew Gates · May 2nd, 2001, 02:11 PM

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

Code:

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

**Lethal** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:15 PM

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

**TiPeRa** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:19 PM

Thanks Matthew Gates

Matthew Gates · May 2nd, 2001, 02:23 PM

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:

SendKeys "(^ESC)"

I'll keep searching thru the threads

That won't work Lethal, SendKeys is being stubborn

.

**Lethal** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:26 PM

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

**Bloodeye** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:27 PM

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

Matthew Gates · May 2nd, 2001, 02:46 PM

Code:

SendKeys "^{ESC}"

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

**Bloodeye** · May 2nd, 2001, 02:50 PM

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.

Matthew Gates · May 2nd, 2001, 05:02 PM

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

By the way,

Chr(91) = [

**isurftheweb** · May 2nd, 2001, 05:07 PM

know who to send ctrl alt del at the same time

Megatron · May 2nd, 2001, 05:16 PM

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.

**theman32x** · May 2nd, 2001, 06:23 PM

sendkeys "^({ESC})"

Megatron · May 2nd, 2001, 06:39 PM

No, that doesn't work.

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