How to send Ctrl + Ctrl command to my application?

aqua267 · Post by **aqua267** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:25 pm

Hello,

I need to send the command Right Ctrl + left Ctrl to launch a dialog box in my application.
I tried this
Press Ctrl
Press Ctrl
Release Ctrl
But this does not launch the dialog box. Please help.

thanks.

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:42 pm

Did you try?

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Press RCtrl
Press LCtrl
Release RCtrl
Release LCtrl

Or some other combination of press and release

See help for press

adroege · Post by **adroege** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:43 pm

Try this:

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//Key codes at <a>http://www.mjtnet.com/vkcodes.htm</a>
Let>VK_LCONTROL=162
Let>VK_RCONTROL=163
Let>ExtendedKey=1
Let>KeyUp=2

//Press right control Key
LibFunc>user32.dll,keybd_event,r,VK_RCONTROL,0,ExtendedKey,0

Wait>0.5

//Press left control Key
LibFunc>user32.dll,keybd_event,r,VK_LCONTROL,0,ExtendedKey,0

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

aqua267 · Post by **aqua267** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:16 pm

Thanks much for your replies. Both options worked.
However after I run my script with the second solution (LibFunc), I can not type anything in my computer. It looks like it treats them as short cut keys and launches windows in other applications?
Any insights on how to prevent this?