SendKey problem

[nader]

I tried this sendkey but my PC has frozen. By the way I used XP windows and Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition v2.

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles TextBox1.KeyDown 

System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("%+")  
 
 End Sub

[satanorz]

Hi nader!, i've not tested but, try this way

System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.Send("%{ADD}")

If your combination is ALT + Plus this may work

[nader]

It caused same probelm.

[satanorz]

My code is now tested and works fine, maybe it's a problem with another program that fires when this especific key combination is pressed.. it hangs too when you press Alt + Plus with keyboard?

[nader]

How do you make shift with alt.

[satanorz]

Here's the SendKey class help

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr....sendkeys.aspx

In it you can find all the keycodes and combinations.

The code of the shift is '+' and the alt code is '%'

[nader]

I didn't know how to get useful from this link...I'm newbie.
but I found the prblem is:
when I put this coede in the textbox in down event it gives me many result without stopping the project. but when I execute the code from the button click it generetd one teim, os the problem was in the textbox. How can I set this code to textbox form anohter plce like button click?

[dglienna]

try the Lost_Focus Event. As soon as you tab off, it executes

[DataMiser]

I didn't know how to get useful from this link...I'm newbie.
but I found the prblem is:
when I put this coede in the textbox in down event it gives me many result without stopping the project. but when I execute the code from the button click it generetd one teim, os the problem was in the textbox. How can I set this code to textbox form anohter plce like button click?

Sendkeys simply sends keystrokes to the active application, to the best of my knowledge they can not be targeted and work just like the user actually typed from the keyboard. Text always goes where the cursor is.

In your code you placed the code in the keydown event and since the system sees this as a keyboard entry it will execute the keydown event until the program crashes or is halted.

It the textbox is in your program why not just simply set the text property of the text box? Although ALT + Shift + + does not result in a character. Not sure why you need to send this to a textbox within your program In fact I can't think of any reason at all to do so.

[nader]

The tip of pointer doesn't show like this ( as it show in the Pic) only if I use the Alt+Shift

[TT(n)]

Sendkeys simply sends keystrokes to the active application, to the best of my knowledge they can not be targeted and work just like the user actually typed from the keyboard. Text always goes where the cursor is.

True, and is exactly why it's such a bad idea.
However, there is a module that does target a particular window, without interfering with the user's keyboard focus.

SendKeys(with directive focus)

However, I think there is another solution to nader's problem, if I could only fully understand it first. lol
EDIT:
You can make the text go right to left, by setting the textbox's property for that.

TextBox1.TextAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Right

Please elaborate.