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| Virtual Keys is a function which handles the simulation of keypresses. If you have ever needed to force a keystroke, this program is for you. In the included sample, a file is read and then typed out automatically in notepad. Though the VKey function works in both B+ and B3D, this sample uses a Blitz+ frontend. A text file, "file.txt", is required. Place in this file whatever text you want the program to type into notepad. Grab the project |
; Userlib ;.lib "user32.dll" ;keypress%(bVk%, bScan%, dwFlags%, dwExtraInfo%):"keybd_event" ;SetWindowPos%(hWnd%,hAfter%,x%,y%,cx%,cy%,flags%) ;GetActiveWindow%() ; Virtual Keys 1.1 by Eikon ; eikon@carolina.rr.com ; Last revised 12/09/04 Local DeskW = ClientWidth(Desktop()), DeskH = ClientHeight(Desktop()) Win = CreateWindow("Virtual Keys", DeskW / 2 - 150, DeskH / 2 - 60, 300, 120, 0, 1) hwnd% = GetActiveWindow() Font = LoadFont("System", 10, 0, 0, 0) Button = CreateButton("GO!", 6, 55, 282, 32, Win, 1): SetGadgetFont Button, Font msg$ = "Click on the button to fire up Notepad." msg$ = msg$ + " Do not close Notepad until it's finished typing." Label = CreateLabel(msg$, 7, 10, 280, 40, Win, 0) SetGadgetFont Label, Font Repeat Select WaitEvent() Case $803: End Case $401 If EventSource() = Button Then ; Begin SetWindowPos hwnd, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 + 2 ; Push window under notepad ExecFile Chr$(34) + "notepad.exe" + Chr$(34) ; Shell notepad Delay 500 ; Give it time to come up File = ReadFile("file.txt") ; Begin reading from file Repeat tmp$ = ReadLine(File) For i = 1 To Len(tmp$) vkey Mid(tmp$, i, 1), 1 ; Press the key Delay 5 ; Small delay to slow typing speed Next vkey "ret", 1 ; Return Until Eof(File) CloseFile File ; Close file ; Begin some trickery vkey "alt", 0 ; Hold ALT vkey "f", 1 ; Press F vkey "alt", 2 ; Release ALT For i = 1 To 4 ; Move right vkey "right", 1: Delay 150 Next For i = 1 To 4 ; Move left vkey "left", 1: Delay 150 Next For i = 1 To 6 ; Move down to exit vkey "down", 1: Delay 150 Next vkey "ret", 1 ; Press return vkey "right", 1: Delay 500 ; Go to "no" vkey "ret", 1 ; Exit notepad without saving EndIf End Select Forever ; //=================================================== ; // Virtual Keys VKEY Function ; // ; // Char$ - String containing the character to be pressed ; // State% - 0 KeyDown ; // - 1 Keypress ; // - 2 KeyUp ; // ; // Special Char Codes ; // ; // RET - Return ; // ALT - ALT Key ; // UP - Cursor key up ; // DOWN - Cursor key down ; // LEFT - Cursor key left ; // RIGHT - Cursor key right ; // F1 through F12 - Function Keys ; // NUM - Num lock ; // SCR - Scroll lock ; // LCTRL - Left control ; // RCTRL - Right control ; // LSH - Left shift ; // RSH - Right shift ; // LWIN - Left Windows key ; // RWIN - Right Windows key ; // DEL - Delete ; // INS - Insert ; // PRN - Print screen ; // HOME - Home ; // END - End ; // ESC - Escape ; // LMB - Left mouse button ; // RMB - Right mouse button ; // MMB - Middle mouse button ; // BACK - Backspace ; // TAB - Tab ; // NEXT - Page down ; // PRIOR - Page up ; // Chr$(34) - Double Quotes ; //=============================================================== Function vkey(char$, state%) tmp = 0: shift = False ; Shift for uppercase If Lower$(char$) <> char$ Or char$ = Chr$(34) Then keypress 161, 0, 0, 0 ; Hold shift shift = True EndIf char$ = Lower$(char$) Select char$ Case "0": tmp = 48 Case "1": tmp = 49 Case "2": tmp = 50 Case "3": tmp = 51 Case "4": tmp = 52 Case "5": tmp = 53 Case "6": tmp = 54 Case "7": tmp = 55 Case "8": tmp = 56 Case "9": tmp = 57 Case "a": tmp = 65 Case "b": tmp = 66 Case "c": tmp = 67 Case "d": tmp = 68 Case "e": tmp = 69 Case "f": tmp = 70 Case "g": tmp = 71 Case "h": tmp = 72 Case "i": tmp = 73 Case "j": tmp = 74 Case "k": tmp = 75 Case "l": tmp = 76 Case "m": tmp = 77 Case "n": tmp = 78 Case "o": tmp = 79 Case "p": tmp = 80 Case "q": tmp = 81 Case "r": tmp = 82 Case "s": tmp = 83 Case "t": tmp = 84 Case "u": tmp = 85 Case "v": tmp = 86 Case "w": tmp = 87 Case "x": tmp = 88 Case "y": tmp = 89 Case "z": tmp = 90 Case " ": tmp = 32 Case ".": tmp = 190 Case ",": tmp = 188 Case "'": tmp = 222 Case Chr$(34): tmp = 222 Case ";": tmp = 186 Case "/": tmp = 191 Case "\": tmp = 220 Case "-": tmp = 189 Case "ret": tmp = 13 Case "alt": tmp = 18 Case "down": tmp = 40 Case "right": tmp = 39 Case "up": tmp = 38 Case "left": tmp = 37 Case "f1": tmp = 112 Case "f2": tmp = 113 Case "f3": tmp = 114 Case "f4": tmp = 115 Case "f5": tmp = 116 Case "f6": tmp = 117 Case "f7": tmp = 118 Case "f8": tmp = 119 Case "f9": tmp = 120 Case "f10": tmp = 121 Case "f11": tmp = 122 Case "f12": tmp = 123 Case "num": tmp = 144 Case "scr": tmp = 145 Case "lctrl": tmp = 162 Case "rctrl": tmp = 163 Case "lwin": tmp = 91 Case "rwin": tmp = 92 Case "del": tmp = 46 Case "ins": tmp = 45 Case "prn": tmp = 44 Case "home": tmp = 36 Case "end": tmp = 35 Case "esc": tmp = 27 Case "lmb": tmp = 1 Case "rmb": tmp = 2 Case "mmb": tmp = 4 Case "back": tmp = 8 Case "tab": tmp = 9 Case "next": tmp = 34 Case "prior": tmp = 33 End Select If tmp <> 0 Then If state = 0 Then keypress tmp, 0, 0, 0 ; Down If state = 1 Then keypress tmp, 0, 0, 0: keypress tmp, 0, 2, 0 ; Press If state = 2 Then keypress tmp, 0, 2, 0 ; Up EndIf If shift = True Then keypress 161, 0, 2, 0 ; Release shift End Function |
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The function already works in B3D. Just rip out the GUI code and it will compile fine.