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How to enter autotext into a selected control using a HotKey.

Asked by missionarymike in Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

Hello Experts.

I am using a timer and key combination to use hotkeys, however I can't figure out how to enter the text into a control without first using a button or some kind of reference. Any ideas on how to get the controls "address" without having a static button?

The code is below.

I though of having a variable be set every time a control is selected but that would require a lot of redundant code.

Mike

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             Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vkey As Long) As Integer
 
    Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
 
        '// Timer interval is set to 1
 
        Dim D As Boolean = GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.D)
        Dim Ctrl As Boolean = GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.ControlKey)
 
 
        If D And Ctrl = True Then
 
            '// I am only using the clipboard as I though it would paste correctly
            Clipboard.SetText(Now)
 
            '// This works, but only because I have "hard coded" the controls address
            'TextBox1.Text = Clipboard.GetText()
 
            '// I would like this to work by "pasting" the GetText at the cursor position
            Clipboard.GetText()
 
        End If
 
    End Sub

           
         

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How to enter autotext into a selected control using a HotKey.

Asked by missionarymike in Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

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