Thread: simulating alt+2 (keypad) combination

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    simulating alt+2 (keypad) combination

    I am trying to print the corresponding Unicode character for alt+2 to the Windows console window. (the console doesn't display the character, but should display ^B instead)
    The following doesn't seem to work. Just prints "2".

    Code:
    keybd_event(VK_MENU,0 ,0 , 0); //Alt Press
    
    Sleep(10);
    keybd_event(VK_NUMPAD2,0, 0 , 0); // 2 Press
    
    Sleep(10);
    keybd_event(VK_NUMPAD2,0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0); // 2 Release
    
    Sleep(10);
    keybd_event(VK_MENU,0,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0); // Alt Release
    
    Sleep(10);
    Neither does this work. Just prints "2", again.

    Code:
    INPUT inputs = {0}; 
    	inputs.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD; 
    
    	KEYBDINPUT ki = {0}; 
    	ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;
    
    	inputs.ki = ki;
    	SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Left alt
    
    	ki.wVk = VK_NUMPAD2;
    	inputs.ki = ki;
    	SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Numpad 2
    
    	ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
    
    	ki.wVk = VK_NUMPAD2;
    	inputs.ki = ki;
    	SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Numpad 2
    
    	ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;
    	inputs.ki = ki;
    	SendInput(1, &inputs, sizeof(INPUT)); // Left alt

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    The character is Ctrl+B. So you would want to simulate a keypress of CTRL and B at the same time.
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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    No, you don't get what I need to do. I want to display ^B with alt+2 combination. The combination is supposed to produce this character ☻, but the console doesn't diplay it so. Later I'm planning to send the simulated combination to active window, but I'm starting off with the basic - producing output from the combination to a console window.

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