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[Help] Global Hotkey [Solved]

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i was doing some mini projects on the tutorial section,

Tutorial: Hotkeys with a Module

when i tried to do this one, i encountered this error, can you pls tell me what am i doing wrong?

put this code in ur form

Code:

Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (Byval vKey As Integer) As Integer

put this code in ur timer

Code:

If GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.Insert) Then : Msgbox("Insert") : End If

solved it on my own,

changed this part:

Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vkey As Long) As Integer

to:

Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vkey As Integer) As Integer

thank you top cent, figured it out a sec ago

Originally Posted by T0P-CENT

put this code in ur form

Code:

Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (Byval vKey As Integer) As Integer

put this code in ur timer

Code:

If GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.Insert) Then : Msgbox("Insert") : End If

do you know how to make it with alt/shift/ctrl?

hotkeys like alt+q in code

Code:

If GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.ShiftKey) And GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.N) Then
            MsgBox("You pressed shift + N")
        End If

method 1 ^^
method 2

Code:

If GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.A) Then
If GetAsyncKeyState(Keys.B) Then
Msgbox("You pressed A AND B")
End If
End If

how do you target the process you want to send keys to? like i want to send some keys to a certain program

also whats the api or function to send keys in the background (Afk bot like)

Originally Posted by wee123

how do you target the process you want to send keys to? like i want to send some keys to a certain program

also whats the api or function to send keys in the background (Afk bot like)

The question isn't exactly related to the issue of globally detected hotkeys, which is just a case of a minor keyboard hook or an API call. Sending keystrokes to a minimized process is somewhat more difficult and will require you to look into SendMessage/SendInput. It ain't always easy.

Original thread question is now solved.

Originally Posted by wee123

how do you target the process you want to send keys to? like i want to send some keys to a certain program

also whats the api or function to send keys in the background (Afk bot like)

this check if u pressed a key not sending a key to application
and afk bots it just makes a mouse click and move ur cursor

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