KEY_DOWN Event

[sjewins]

I have this as the first line of my script.

OnEvent>KEY_DOWN,VK_F1,,GetDataPos

Then I have this subroutine.

SRT>GetDataPos
GetCursorPos>nXPos,nYPos
Let>Dialog1.Caption=Robo:%nXPos%,%nYPos%
End>GetDataPos

I run the script and move the mouse somewhere on the screen, press F1 and nothing. I put a breakpoint in the subroutine and repeat as above and nothing. The subroutine isn't getting called. I can't see why not.

Any help appreciated.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Do you have anything else in your script? If not it will exit before you can blink your eyes, so it won't do anything.

[sjewins]

Do you have anything else in your script? If not it will exit before you can blink your eyes, so it won't do anything.

Yes I do. All the other things work perfectly.

[JRL]

I couldn't make this work with your syntax. I've always used the form VK(number) so in the case of F1 it will be VK112. Also even with VK112 in the line I also need a value in the parameter after the VK for the . Try this and see what happens.

OnEvent>KEY_DOWN,VK112,0,GetDataPos

[Marcus Tettmar]

Good catch JRL. Yes, it should be as JRL posted it. Sorry I missed the obvious.

[sjewins]

I couldn't make this work with your syntax. I've always used the form VK(number) so in the case of F1 it will be VK112. Also even with VK112 in the line I also need a value in the parameter after the VK for the . Try this and see what happens.

OnEvent>KEY_DOWN,VK112,0,GetDataPos

That worked, thanks. I seem to have found that in the script at the SRT end it doesn't return to wherever it was when the KEY_DOWN event happened. I had to add a Goto after the SRT end to force flow back to my loop. Is that normal behaviour or have I missed something about event traps?

Anyway, thanks very much for your help.

[gdyvig]

Hi sjewins,

I did not need a goto after the SRT.


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