SendKeys question

so i found this on the msdn website..

Code:

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C++

private:
  // Clicking Button1 causes a message box to appear.
  void Button1_Click( System::Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
  {
      MessageBox::Show( "Click here!" );
  }

  // Use the SendKeys.Send method to raise the Button1 click event
  // and display the message box.
  void Form1_DoubleClick( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
  {
     
      // Send the enter key; since the tab stop of Button1 is 0, this
      // will trigger the click event.
      SendKeys::Send( "{ENTER}" );
  }

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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...keys.send.aspx

my question is, is this mfc? and can you accomplish the same thing with win32?

thanks

It's not MFC, it's managed C++. To use win32, use the keybd_event() function.

hm...interesting.

so then would it be possible to use keybd_event() to output like a string? like have it simulate me typing my name?

Yeah. keybd_event() is the same function the keyboard driver uses. Calling keybd_event() is the same thing as typing the characters on the keyboard.

so then when i tell it to press a key, will it try to press a key in my program or could i have it type my name in like notepad?
also, how would i make it type a letter? would it be like (BYTE)'t' for the key i want?

cluelessness?


that doesn't happen often...

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so then when i tell it to press a key, will it try to press a key in my program or could i have it type my name in like notepad?

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It does the same thing as pressing a key on the keyboard. That is, the input is directed to the window that has the focus.

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also, how would i make it type a letter? would it be like (BYTE)'t' for the key i want?

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You need to use the capital letters: 'T'. See virtual key codes for constants for other keys.