ControlKeySending Event

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This event is triggered when a key or control key is about to be sent to the host. ControlKeySending allows you to modify a control key value or to cancel a send control key action before it is sent.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

private Sub Screen_ControlKeySending ( 
   ByVal sender As Object, _
   ByRef key As ControlKeyCode _
) As Boolean

Parameters

sender: Object
key: A control key code.This is a ControlKeyCode Enumeration value.

Remarks

To cancel the action, set ControlKeySending to False.

Example

These two events capture and print the keys and controlkeycode that were entered.

Visual Basic

'To run this example, copy it to the ThisScreen code window
Public SentKeys As String
 
Private Function Screen_ControlKeySending(ByVal sender As Variant, Key As Attachmate_Reflection_Objects_Emulation_OpenSystems.ControlKeyCode) As Boolean
 
    'Print the keys that are sent and the control key
    Debug.Print SentKeys & " <Key: " & Key & ">"
    
    
    Screen_ControlKeySending = True
    
    'Clear the SentKeys buffer
    SentKeys = ""
 
End Function
 
Private Sub Screen_KeysSent(ByVal sender As Variant, ByVal Keys As String)
 
    'Add the sent keys to the buffer
    SentKeys = SentKeys & Keys
 
End Sub

Reference

Screen Object
Screen Members

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