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kingmatte
New Contributor
9 years ago

How do I simulate holding down spacebar?

I'm trying to record a script that holds down the spacebar and does a region check while the spacebar is held down. Is this possible? I wasn't able to find anything in the Help documents about the spacebar key. I know about the [Hold] and [ReleaseLast] commands, but I don't know how to reference the right key.

  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    9 years ago

    I believe Keys releases all keys pressed when it finishes. You probably need KeyDown / KeyUp:

     

    myObj.SetFocus();
Sys.Desktop.KeyDown(Win32API.VK_SPACE);
// ... do something
Sys.Desktop.KeyUp(Win32API.VK_SPACE);
  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    9 years ago

    I believe Keys releases all keys pressed when it finishes. You probably need KeyDown / KeyUp:

     

    myObj.SetFocus();
Sys.Desktop.KeyDown(Win32API.VK_SPACE);
// ... do something
Sys.Desktop.KeyUp(Win32API.VK_SPACE);
  • djadhav's avatar
    djadhav
    Regular Contributor
    9 years ago

    Keys(" ") should help you simulate the spacebar key.