Thread: Help with keybd_event()

Hey again,

Im trying to use the keybd_event function to send the "@" letter to a program, so far ive tried almost every combination and none work:

Code:

keybd_event('@', 0, 0, 0);
keybd_event('@', 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

Code:

keybd_event('2', 1, 0, 0);
keybd_event('2', 1, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

Code:

keybd_event('2', 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0, 0);
keybd_event('2', 0, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

for the last 2 attempts i actually thought that maybe it would trigger a shift command or something.

hmm i think i might have figured it out, but im not sure if its the most efficient or right way to do it:

Code:

keybd_event(VK_SHIFT, 0, 0, 0);
keybd_event('2', 0, 0, 0);
keybd_event('2', 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
keybd_event(VK_SHIFT, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

and if its right and efficient, im sorry about making a new thread for no reason, its just that ive tried all combinations over and over for 1 hour until i just stopped thinking and this one came to mind.

I was also wondering, why doesnt the symbols, ";", ":", etc. work

ive tried:

Code:

keybd_event(';', 0, 0, 0);
keybd_event(';', 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

Ive searched through the VK Keys and havent found anything to do with colons

Any help would be appreciated, sorry for posting alot but theres problem after problem

thanx again