This command will return the state of the specified virtual key.
| Syntax |
Return Integer=GET KEY STATE(Virtual Key Value)
| Parameters |
Virtual Key Value
Integer
The hardware key value
| Returns |
The value of zero or one if the key is not pressed, the two states being the toggle state for that key. A negative value is returned if the key is pressed.
| Description |
The example below contains the complete list of virtual key names and the hexidecimal value you should use to detect activity on that key.
| Example Code |
rem Virtual Key Detect rem VK_LBUTTON 0x01 rem VK_RBUTTON 0x02 rem VK_CANCEL 0x03 rem VK_MBUTTON 0x04 rem VK_BACK 0x08 rem VK_TAB 0x09 rem VK_CLEAR 0x0C rem VK_RETURN 0x0D rem VK_SHIFT 0x10 rem VK_CONTROL 0x11 rem VK_MENU 0x12 rem VK_PAUSE 0x13 rem VK_CAPITAL 0x14 rem VK_KANA 0x15 rem VK_HANGUL 0x15 rem VK_JUNJA 0x17 rem VK_FINAL 0x18 rem VK_HANJA 0x19 rem VK_KANJI 0x19 rem VK_ESCAPE 0x1B rem VK_CONVERT 0x1c rem VK_NOCONVERT 0x1d rem VK_SPACE 0x20 rem VK_PRIOR 0x21 rem VK_NEXT 0x22 rem VK_END 0x23 rem VK_HOME 0x24 rem VK_LEFT 0x25 rem VK_UP 0x26 rem VK_RIGHT 0x27 rem VK_DOWN 0x28 rem VK_SELECT 0x29 rem VK_PRINT 0x2A rem VK_EXECUTE 0x2B rem VK_SNAPSHOT 0x2C rem VK_INSERT 0x2D rem VK_DELETE 0x2E rem VK_HELP 0x2F rem VK_0 thru VK_9 are the same as ASCII "0" thru "9" (0x30 - 0x39) rem VK_A thru VK_Z are the same as ASCII "A" thru "Z" (0x41 - 0x5A) rem VK_LWIN 0x5B rem VK_RWIN 0x5C rem VK_APPS 0x5D rem VK_SLEEP 0x5F rem VK_NUMPAD0 0x60 rem VK_NUMPAD1 0x61 rem VK_NUMPAD2 0x62 rem VK_NUMPAD3 0x63 rem VK_NUMPAD4 0x64 rem VK_NUMPAD5 0x65 rem VK_NUMPAD6 0x66 rem VK_NUMPAD7 0x67 rem VK_NUMPAD8 0x68 rem VK_NUMPAD9 0x69 rem VK_MULTIPLY 0x6A rem VK_ADD 0x6B rem VK_SEPARATOR 0x6C rem VK_SUBTRACT 0x6D rem VK_DECIMAL 0x6E rem VK_DIVIDE 0x6F rem VK_F1 0x70 rem VK_F2 0x71 rem VK_F3 0x72 rem VK_F4 0x73 rem VK_F5 0x74 rem VK_F6 0x75 rem VK_F7 0x76 rem VK_F8 0x77 rem VK_F9 0x78 rem VK_F10 0x79 rem VK_F11 0x7A rem VK_F12 0x7B rem VK_F13 0x7C rem VK_F14 0x7D rem VK_F15 0x7E rem VK_F16 0x7F rem VK_F17 0x80 rem VK_F18 0x81 rem VK_F19 0x82 rem VK_F20 0x83 rem VK_F21 0x84 rem VK_F22 0x85 rem VK_F23 0x86 rem VK_F24 0x87 rem VK_NUMLOCK 0x90 rem VK_SCROLL 0x91 rem VK_LSHIFT 0xA0 rem VK_RSHIFT 0xA1 rem VK_LCONTROL 0xA2 rem VK_RCONTROL 0xA3 rem VK_LMENU 0xA4 rem VK_RMENU 0xA5 rem VK_PROCESSKEY 0xE5 rem VK_ATTN 0xF6 rem VK_CRSEL 0xF7 rem VK_EXSEL 0xF8 rem VK_EREOF 0xF9 rem VK_PLAY 0xFA rem VK_ZOOM 0xFB rem VK_NONAME 0xFC rem VK_PA1 0xFD rem VK_OEM_CLEAR 0xFE rem VK_SEMICOLON 0xBA rem VK_EQUAL 0xBB rem VK_COMMA 0xBC rem VK_HYPHEN 0xBD rem VK_PERIOD 0xBE rem VK_SLASH 0xBF rem VK_BACKQUOTE 0xC0 rem VK_BROWSER_BACK 0xA6 rem VK_BROWSER_FORWARD 0xA7 rem VK_BROWSER_REFRESH 0xA8 rem VK_BROWSER_STOP 0xA9 rem VK_BROWSER_SEARCH 0xAA rem VK_BROWSER_FAVORITES 0xAB rem VK_BROWSER_HOME 0xAC rem VK_VOLUME_MUTE 0xAD rem VK_VOLUME_DOWN 0xAE rem VK_VOLUME_UP 0xAF rem VK_MEDIA_NEXT_TRACK 0xB0 rem VK_MEDIA_PREV_TRACK 0xB1 rem VK_MEDIA_STOP 0xB2 rem VK_MEDIA_PLAY_PAUSE 0xB3 rem VK_LAUNCH_MAIL 0xB4 rem VK_LAUNCH_MEDIA_SELECT 0xB5 rem VK_LAUNCH_APP1 0xB6 rem VK_LAUNCH_APP2 0xB7 do cls print "VK_F1=";get key state(0x70) loop end