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    simulating key with c++

    Hi I need help with the use of doing simulating key press. I've been to MSDN and seen what they said about it, but I dont fully get it what they are showing me. I know this sites good at showing/telling the use of code so I am hoping.

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    getch()

    Here is a few example programs of it's use by moi.
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    Thanks i'll take a look at thes.

    Oh... no this is not what I am talking about. Thes see what you type then echo it back. What I want to do is simulat a keypress like a marco with my programe, so that it types out on other programs also.
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    On Windows, something like this:

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    keybd_event( VK_RETURN, 0, 0, 0 );
    keybd_event( VK_RETURN, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0 );
    ?

    keybd_event
    On NT, 2000, and XP, you're supposed to use SendInput function, but I never could figure out how to use it.
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    Ya I seen that used but I cant figer it out my self. Trying to understand it with NSMD but their way of showing is a little not thereXD.

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    How about google?
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    LOL, yes, I did try that. I also try yahoo. I dont get much help on thos that great.

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    You're trying to figure out how SendInput works?

    Try searching this board: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/searc...earchid=289138.

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    Maybe codeplug's links at the end of this thread.
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    Last edited by dwks; 12-24-2005 at 02:46 PM.
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    LOL goo thinkingXD i'm looking at like 20 websits for thisXD My head isnt thinking very good.

    Ok I found some new stuff on it and that I get with more working with the code. I'll check it out how ppl are setting it up on theirs and try to work with it for my use. Thanks^.^
    Last edited by adr; 12-24-2005 at 03:05 PM.

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    Hi again, sorry I didnt want to make another post on this seeing as its the same thing as befor. Ok i've been almost everwhere trying to learn this I mean I dont have a problem LOL, but i've seem some differnt ways on how to simulate a key pressing. Like keybd_event() I can get this one, i've also seen SendInput(), SendMessage() and PostSendMessage () ,or something like that. I didnt see on much like how to use them tho, what I mean is, go in detail on them mostly. Yes i've look them up, but I had no luck on it much for how to use them. I was just asking if maybe someone could help me on the details a little on them or maybe make a little examples on them so I can see how to use them mostly.

    For keybd_event() I got this working ok.
    Code:
    	keybd_event(0x53,
    	0,
    	0,
    	0);
    	keybd_event(0x53,
    	0,
    	KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,
    	0);
    It simulates a "s" key, but even then I dont know much on whats going on in it. I do get most of it, like the top part is pressing the key then the botten part "un"press the key. The 0's I dont know much on tho. Sorry I dont mean to ask something so hug, I just like understand what something does befor using it really.
    Last edited by adr; 01-02-2006 at 04:35 PM.

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