[Solved] PostMessage / #WM_KEYDOWN / #WM_KEYUP

[TO7]

Hi,
I have two problem with this code:

1 / Apparently the # WM_KEYUP double the character, is this normal?
2 / I can not write the numbers 1 and 2, they are replaced by the symbol that is on the same key.
I'm sending the SHIFT key, it still does not work

Could you help me?

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RunProgram("notepad.exe")
Delay(1000)
hwnd = FindWindow_(0,"Sans titre - Bloc-notes")

If hwnd
 
 Hwndedit = FindWindowEx_(hwnd, 0, "edit", 0)
 
 a$ = "Hello 1"+ #CR$ + "Hello 2"

 For i = 1 To Len(a$)
  
  vk$ = Mid(a$, i, 1)
  vk = VkKeyScanEx_(Asc(vk$),GetKeyboardLayout_(0)) ; Normal key found
  
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYDOWN, #VK_SHIFT, 0);
  Delay(10)
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYDOWN, vk, 0);
  Delay(10)
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYUP, vk, 0)
  Delay(10)
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYUP, #VK_SHIFT, 0);
  Delay(10)
 
 Next 
 
Else
 
 MessageRequester("Error", "Not found NotePad")
 
EndIf

thank you

[luis]

PostMessage is not the right way to simulate keyboard input to another app, some reasons are explained here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/arc ... 23202.aspx

You should use SendInput().

Or sometimes you can simply use keybd_event() even if it was replaced by SendInput()

I have some macros using keybd_event() so here it is your code changed to using them.

For SendInput() search in the forum for many advanced examples made by others.

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Enumeration 
 #PUSH_CTRL     = 0
 #PUSH_ALT      = 1
 #PUSH_SHIFT    = 2
EndEnumeration

Macro KEY_DOWN (iKey)
  keybd_event_ (iKey, 0, 0, 0)
EndMacro    

Macro KEY_UP (iKey)
  keybd_event_(iKey, 0, #KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
EndMacro    

Procedure PushKey (iKey, iMod = 0)
 
 If iMod & #PUSH_CTRL
    KEY_DOWN (#VK_CONTROL) 
 EndIf
  
 If iMod & #PUSH_SHIFT
    KEY_DOWN (#VK_SHIFT) 
 EndIf
  
 If iMod & #PUSH_ALT
    KEY_DOWN (#VK_MENU) 
 EndIf
   
 If iKey
    KEY_DOWN (iKey)
    KEY_UP (iKey) 
 EndIf
 
 If iMod & #PUSH_ALT
    KEY_UP (#VK_MENU) 
 EndIf
  
 If iMod & #PUSH_SHIFT
    KEY_UP (#VK_SHIFT) 
 EndIf
  
 If iMod & #PUSH_CTRL
    KEY_UP (#VK_CONTROL)
 EndIf
 
EndProcedure 


RunProgram("notepad.exe")
Delay(1000)
;hwnd = FindWindow_(0,"Sans titre - Bloc-notes")
hwnd = FindWindow_(0,"Untitled - Notepad")

If hwnd
 
 Hwndedit = FindWindowEx_(hwnd, 0, "edit", 0)
 
 a$ = "Hello 1"+ #CR$ + "Hello 2"

 For i = 1 To Len(a$)
 
  vk$ = Mid(a$, i, 1)
  vk = VkKeyScanEx_(Asc(vk$),GetKeyboardLayout_(0)) ; Normal key found
 
  PushKey (vk)
  
  Delay(10)
 
 Next
 
Else
 
 MessageRequester("Error", "Not found NotePad")
 
EndIf

[TO7]

Thanks luis

PostMessage is not the right way to send input to another app

I try to use PostMessage because in a forum C, a member say not use SendMessage replace it by PostMessage

As you say not to use PostMessage, I wonder if you can do it with SendMessage, or in both cases should not do ?

Regarding methods of "KeyBEvent" and "SendInput" I found how.
It has been several days that I try to incorporate all methods to send a text in an application External for my generator SNIPPET
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 05#p394105

I miss the SendMessage method if possible of course

[luis]

No, both are the same thing, one it's stuffed in a queue and the other it's executed immediately, but the problem with both it's that a message it's not enough to simulate a full key event, the messages are only part of what a keypress does.

[TO7]

Thanks a lot for your explanation luis
So, I mourn the loss of these two methods

So i believe i have found all methods now ??
All this methods works fine

1/ KeybEvent key by key method
2/ ClipBoard KeybEvent CTRL c+v
3/ ClipBoard Sendmessage WM_PASTE method
4/ SendInput method
5/ Sendmessage WM_CHAR method

[RASHAD]

Try

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 For i = 1 To Len(a$)
 
  vk$ = Mid(a$, i, 1)
  vk = VkKeyScanEx_(Asc(vk$),GetKeyboardLayout_(0)) ; Normal key found
 
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYDOWN, #VK_SHIFT, 0)
  Delay(10)
  PostMessage_(Hwndedit, #WM_KEYUP, vk, 0)
  Delay(10)
 
 Next

[TO7]

It's better but not again done
The Uppercase are not here, and i have not the number but the letter under it
This is the result

hello &
hello é

[RASHAD]

Sorry for that

Try

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 For i = 1 To Len(a$) 
  vk$ = Mid(a$, i, 1)
  vk = VkKeyScanEx_(Asc(vk$),GetKeyboardLayout_(0)) ; Normal key found
  SendMessage_(Hwndedit,#WM_CHAR,Asc(vk$),0) 
 Next

[TO7]

Works good now
But like say luis, PostMessage not works with #WM_KEYDON/UP
it is necessary to use SendMessage and WM_CHAR

Thanks you both, i believe 5 methods to sending text is enough for the user

Best regards