Hi all,

I'm trying to create an onscreen keyboard for Microsoft word. At the moment, my onscreen keyboard can send any keystroke to microsoft word as long as the document is called "Document1". Is it possible to send a keystroke to any microsoft document of any title not just "Document1"? If so how?

(to view the code of the program, download the attachment)

Katrix36

I have found a way on how to do above using the following code:

var
V: Variant;
begin
V := GetActiveOleObject('Word.Basic');
V.AppShow;
V.Insert('K');

Would anyone know how I would emplement the return, backspace, ctlr, alt and tab keys?

Here is a list of key stroke codes
VK_LBUTTON Left mouse button
VK_RBUTTON Right mouse button
VK_CANCEL Control+Break
VK_MBUTTON Middle mouse button
VK_BACK Backspace key
VK_TAB Tab key
VK_CLEAR Clear key
VK_RETURN Enter key
VK_SHIFT Shift key
VK_CONTROL Ctrl key
VK_MENU Alt key
VK_PAUSE Pause key
VK_CAPITAL Caps Lock key
VK_KANA Used with IME
VK_HANGUL Used with IME
VK_JUNJA Used with IME
VK_FINAL Used with IME
VK_HANJA Used with IME
VK_KANJI Used with IME
VK_CONVERT Used with IME

VK_NONCONVERT Used with IME
VK_ACCEPT Used with IME
VK_MODECHANGE Used with IME
VK_ESCAPE Esc key
VK_SPACE Space bar
VK_PRIOR Page Up key
VK_NEXT Page Down key
VK_END End key
VK_HOME Home key
VK_LEFT Left Arrow key
VK_UP Up Arrow key
VK_RIGHT Right Arrow key
VK_DOWN Down Arrow key
VK_SELECT Select key
VK_PRINT Print key (keyboard-specific)
VK_EXECUTE Execute key
VK_SNAPSHOT Print Screen key
VK_INSERT Insert key
VK_DELETE Delete key
VK_HELP Help key

VK_LWIN Left Windows key (Microsoft keyboard)
VK_RWIN Right Windows key (Microsoft keyboard)
VK_APPS Applications key (Microsoft keyboard)
VK_NUMPAD0 0 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD1 1 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD2 2 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD3 3 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD4 4 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD5 5 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD6 6 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD7 7 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD8 8 key (numeric keypad)
VK_NUMPAD9 9 key (numeric keypad)

VK_MULTIPLY Multiply key (numeric keypad)
VK_ADD Add key (numeric keypad)
VK_SEPARATOR Separator key (numeric keypad)
VK_SUBTRACT Subtract key (numeric keypad)
VK_DECIMAL Decimal key (numeric keypad)
VK_DIVIDE Divide key (numeric keypad)
VK_F1 F1 key
VK_F2 F2 key
VK_F3 F3 key
VK_F4 F4 key
VK_F5 F5 key
VK_F6 F6 key
VK_F7 F7 key
VK_F8 F8 key
VK_F9 F9 key
VK_F10 F10 key
VK_F11 F11 key
VK_F12 F12 key
VK_F13 F13 key
VK_F14 F14 key
VK_F15 F15 key

VK_F16 F16 key
VK_F17 F17 key
VK_F18 F18 key
VK_F19 F19 key
VK_F20 F20 key
VK_F21 F21 key
VK_F22 F22 key
VK_F23 F23 key
VK_F24 F24 key
VK_NUMLOCK Num Lock key
VK_SCROLL Scroll Lock key
VK_LSHIFT Left Shift key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)
VK_RSHIFT Right Shift key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)
VK_LCONTROL Left Ctrl key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)
VK_RCONTROL Right Ctrl key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)

VK_LMENU Left Alt key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)
VK_RMENU Right Alt key (only used with GetAsyncKeyState and GetKeyState)
VK_PROCESSKEY Process key
VK_ATTN Attn key
VK_CRSEL CrSel key
VK_EXSEL ExSel key
VK_EREOF Erase EOF key
VK_PLAY Play key
VK_ZOOM Zoom key
VK_NONAME Reserved for future use
VK_PA1 PA1 key
VK_OEM_CLEAR Clear key

You need to use the following code
V.Insert (Char(VK_TAB));

the above example inserts a tab.
Hope that the above helps

daycartes

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