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&gt;&gt; it should work great for ALT messages too<br />
not with VK_ALT (its not defined)!<br />
use VK_MENU or 0x12 instead<br />

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>> it should work great for ALT messages too
not with VK_ALT (its not defined)!
use VK_MENU or 0x12 instead


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LoL, ok! &nbsp;Thanks for the tip! &nbsp;Like I said, I've only used it for CTL keys. &nbsp;=)<br />
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~Aaron<br />

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LoL, ok!  Thanks for the tip!  Like I said, I've only used it for CTL keys.  =)

~Aaron


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How can I send for instance ALT + 'a' keystroke from a program? I didn't find any API except keybd_event() which does not have a way to specify the ALT key.<br />
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Platform: WINDOWS NT 4.0 and KeyboardEventEx() API is not available.<br />

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How can I send for instance ALT + 'a' keystroke from a program? I didn't find any API except keybd_event() which does not have a way to specify the ALT key.

Platform: WINDOWS NT 4.0 and KeyboardEventEx() API is not available.


To simulate a keystroke

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