SendKeys - PostMessage problem

[Paul]

Hi all.

Probably a quick one, I'm using PostMessage to send keys to an applicatoin
but how do I convert the key string to a long values so that I can pass this
to the wParam. The definition is below

Private Declare Auto Function PostMessage Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal Msg As Integer, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Boolean

This works -> PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, Keys.X, 0)

However I need to somehow convert the stirng into the equiv keycodes so I
can do something like

PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, "x", 0)

Thanks
Paul

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,
PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, asc("x"), 0)
Ken
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Hi all.

Probably a quick one, I'm using PostMessage to send keys to an applicatoin
but how do I convert the key string to a long values so that I can pass this to the wParam. The definition is below

Private Declare Auto Function PostMessage Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal Msg As Integer, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Boolean

This works -> PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, Keys.X, 0)

However I need to somehow convert the stirng into the equiv keycodes so I
can do something like

PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, "x", 0)

Thanks
Paul

[Paul]

Nice one, works well.

Thanks
Paul

"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsout h.net> wrote in message
news:uv******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,
PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, asc("x"), 0)
Ken
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"Paul" <pa************ ******@vectra-it.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hi all.

Probably a quick one, I'm using PostMessage to send keys to an applicatoin but how do I convert the key string to a long values so that I can pass

this

to the wParam. The definition is below

Private Declare Auto Function PostMessage Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal Msg As Integer, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Boolean

This works -> PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, Keys.X, 0)

However I need to somehow convert the stirng into the equiv keycodes so I can do something like

PostMessage(myW indow, WM_KEYDOWN, "x", 0)

Thanks
Paul

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Paul" <pa************ ******@vectra-it.co.uk> scripsit:

Probably a quick one, I'm using PostMessage to send keys to an applicatoin
but how do I convert the key string to a long values so that I can pass this
to the wParam. The definition is below

Private Declare Auto Function PostMessage Lib "user32" ( _
ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
ByVal Msg As Integer, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Boolean

Replace the 'Long' with 'Int32' and pass 'Asc("X")' (untested!).

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
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