SendKeys - Hold Down a Key

[HunterTTP]

I've tried to do this as many ways as I can. I figured out how to use the code I posted originally. It doesn't show any errors but it simply doesn't work. Oh and I want this to simulate me holding down a key on my keyboard. So I want any application on my computer to be able to think that I'm constantly holding that key.

[dunfiddlin]

I've tried to do this as many ways as I can. I figured out how to use the code I posted originally. It doesn't show any errors but it simply doesn't work. Oh and I want this to simulate me holding down a key on my keyboard. So I want any application on my computer to be able to think that I'm constantly holding that key.

That doesn't actually make any sense. If you physically hold down a key, it repeats the relevant character continually until you stop, as in your Sendkey loop (the speed can obviously be regulated using a timer instead). If you hold down one of the modifiers (Ctrl, Alt etc.) it does nothing at all. There is nothing in between that simply says I'm holding this key but I don't want anything to happen as a result.

[HunterTTP]

That doesn't actually make any sense. If you physically hold down a key, it repeats the relevant character continually until you stop, as in your Sendkey loop (the speed can obviously be regulated using a timer instead). If you hold down one of the modifiers (Ctrl, Alt etc.) it does nothing at all. There is nothing in between that simply says I'm holding this key but I don't want anything to happen as a result.

You actually make a fantastic point. I didn't think about it really. So if I do the send key loop, how long should I set the time between sends?