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SendKey and combo box

I am trying to create a on screen key board.

I simply want to send a key (Simulate the keyboard) to a combo box using the Handle of the control.

The below code is not working

public const ushort WM_KEYDOWN = 0x0100;

public const ushort WM_KEYUP = 0x0101;

//Set the active window

[DllImport("user 32.dll")]

public static extern IntPtr SetActiveWindow (IntPtr hWnd);

//sends a windows message to the specified window

[DllImport("user 32.dll")]

public static extern int SendMessage(Int Ptr hWnd, int Msg, uint wParam, int lParam);



public void SendKey(ushort key, IntPtr hWnd)

{

SetActiveWindow (hWnd);

// Control c = this.ActiveCont rol;

// MessageBox.Show (c.Name.ToStrin g());

SendMessage(hWn d, WM_KEYDOWN, key, 0);

// c = this.ActiveCont rol;

// MessageBox.Show (c.Name.ToStrin g());

// SendMessage(hWn d, 0, key, 0);

SendMessage(hWn d.Handle, WM_KEYUP, key, 0);

}



#endregion

private void button3_Click(o bject sender, EventArgs e)

{

SendKey((int)Ke ys.A, comboBox1.Handl e);

}

I have tested SendKeys, Key_evnt and sendinput, they don't satisfy what is needed.

Thanks,
Jul 11 '08 #1
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SendMessage(hWn d, WM_KEYDOWN, key, 0);
SendMessage(hWn d.Handle, WM_KEYUP, key, 0);

You'll have to create the corresponding lParam and wParam.
Only "key-code" will not do.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...80(VS.85).aspx
Try this out:
SendMessage(hWn d, WM_KEYDOWN, key, 0x220001)
SendMessage(hWn d, WM_KEYUP, key, 0xC0220001)

Derived from:
http://bytes.com/forum/thread124681.html

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