Press keyboard letter + mouse click

[TestOfficer]

Hi TestComplete Community 🙂

my question is:

Is it possible to hold a keyboard button and due this click the left mouse button?

In my example I need to press "p" and while hat, the left mouse button has to be clicked.

I know with the function Click() it is possible to press a mouse button while STRG/SHIFT/ALT is hold.

But I don't need a control key, I need just a letter like "p".

Is that possible in any way?

Thanks in advance and best regards,

Klaus from Germany

[AlexKaras]

Hi Klaus,

I would recommend https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/test-objects/members/common-for-sys-deskto... help topic.

Try something like:

<obj>.Keys("[Hold]p");

<obj>.Click();

<obj>.Keys("[Release]");

Does it work?

[TestOfficer]

Hi Alex,

thank you for your answer!

I've tried that already but it doesn't work. (I've tried it now a second time!)

The click will be executed and the button will be pressed too I think, but it does not happen what I expect.

greetings

Klaus

[Marsha_R]

@TestOfficer Try recording a keyword test and performing the action that you want and then you can see how TestComplete codes the action.

[AlexKaras · Accepted solution]

> I've tried that already but it doesn't work.

Consider LLPlayer object then.

Something like:

LLPlayer.KeyDown(112, 500); // check if 112 is correct code for 'p'

LLPlayer.MouseDown(MK_LBUTTON, Sys.Desktop.MouseX, Sys.Desktop.MouseY, 500);

LLPlayer.MouseUp(MK_LBUTTON, Sys.Desktop.MouseX, Sys.Desktop.MouseY, 500);

LLPlayer.KeyUp(112, 500); // check if 112 is correct code for 'p'

If the above does not help either, then I have no better idea at the moment but to ask Support via the https://support.smartbear.com/message/?prod=TestComplete form.

[TestOfficer]

Hi Alex,

I was able to use your suggestion with the LLPlayer successfully. The correct code for "p" is 80, so I can perfectly recreate the manual process and simulate it in automation.

Thank you very much and also many thanks for all other answers 🙂

Greetings

Klaus

[AlexKaras]

Hi Klaus,

Great! Thank you for the confirmation. I never had the need for the keys input like yours, so now I know that this is possible from test code.