Keyboard Accessible?

[ZimZam]

I have been attempting to create a macro which presses the W key, and then holds it down for 10 seconds, however, when I use Record the program fails to measure any keyboard strokes. Rather it only finds mouse movement.

I also tried writing my own program, and it still does not execute the keyboard commands, only the mouse.

My keyboard is a logitech!

Thanks!

[Marcus Tettmar]

Do you want the W key to be HELD down, or SENT for 10 seconds. There is a difference. Using the standard Send command, the key is sent which means the key is pressed and released in one go. So if you want to HOLD the key down for 10 seconds you have to use more advanced code. Here are both methods.

To send it for 10 seconds:

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VBSTART
VBEND

//focus notepad - put a few lines in notepad and set cursor to first line
SetFocus>Notepad*

//Press Down Arrow for 10 seconds
VBEval>Timer,stTime
Let>StopTime=stTime+10
Label>send_loop
  Send>w
  VBEval>Timer,elapsed
  If>elapsed<StopTime,send_loop

To HOLD it down use the code described at:
http://www.mjtnet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1991

As follows:

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VBEND

//Key codes at http://www.mjtnet.com/vkcodes.htm
Let>VK_W=87
Let>ExtendedKey=1
Let>KeyUp=2

//focus notepad - put a few lines in notepad and set cursor to first line
SetFocus>Notepad*

//Press W for 10 seconds
VBEval>Timer,stTime
Let>StopTime=stTime+10
Label>press_loop
  LibFunc>user32.dll,keybd_event,r,VK_W,0,0,0
  VBEval>Timer,elapsed
  If>elapsed<StopTime,press_loop

//Now release W
Let>FLAGS={%ExtendedKey% OR %KeyUp%}
LibFunc>user32.dll,keybd_event,r,VK_DOWN,0,%KeyUp%,0