SendKeystr

Option Explicit

'local variable(s) to hold property value(s)

Private mvarDestination As Long 'local copy
Private Const KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = &H1
Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2
Private Const VK_SHIFT = &H10

Private Declare Function OemKeyScan Lib "user32" _
(ByVal wOemChar As Integer) As Long
Private Declare Function CharToOem Lib "user32" _
Alias "CharToOemA" (ByVal lpszSrc As String, _
ByVal lpszDst As String) As Long
Private Declare Function VkKeyScan Lib "user32" _
Alias "VkKeyScanA" (ByVal cChar As Byte) As Integer
Private Declare Function MapVirtualKey Lib "user32" _
Alias "MapVirtualKeyA" (ByVal wCode As Long, _
ByVal wMapType As Long) As Long
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" _
(ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, _
ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)
Private Sub SendAKey(ByVal keys As String)
Dim vk%
Dim shiftscan%
Dim scan%
Dim oemchar$
Dim dl&
Dim shiftkey%
'Get the virtual key code for this character

vk% = VkKeyScan(Asc(keys)) And &HFF
'See if shift key needs to be pressed

shiftkey% = VkKeyScan(Asc(keys)) And 256
oemchar$ = " " ' 2 character buffer
'Get the OEM character - preinitialize the buffer

CharToOem Left$(keys, 1), oemchar$
'Get the scan code for this key

scan% = OemKeyScan(Asc(oemchar$)) And &HFF
'Send the key down

If shiftkey% = 256 Then
'if shift key needs to be pressed

shiftscan% = MapVirtualKey(VK_SHIFT, 0)
'press down the shift key

keybd_event VK_SHIFT, shiftscan%, 0, 0
End If

'press key to be sent

keybd_event vk%, scan%, 0, 0
'Send the key up


If shiftkey% = 256 Then
'keyup for shift key

keybd_event VK_SHIFT, shiftscan%, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
End If

'keyup for key sent

keybd_event vk%, scan%, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0
End Sub

Public Sub SendKeys(ByVal keys As String)
Dim x&, t As Integer
'loop thru string to send one key at a time

For x& = 1 To Len(keys)
'activate target application

AppActivate (mvarDestination)
'send one key to target

SendAKey Mid$(keys, x&, 1)
Next x&
End Sub

Public Property Let Destination(ByVal vData As Long)
'used when assigning a value to the property,

'on the left side ofan assignment.

'Syntax: X.Destination = 5

mvarDestination = vData
End Property

Public Property Get Destination() As Long
'used when retrieving value of a property,

'on the right side of an assignment.

'Syntax: Debug.Print X.Destination

Destination = mvarDestination
End Property
Inputs:
This class has one property, Destination, which needs to be the
handle returned from the shell function of the dos program or
any program started With the shell function. It also has one
method called, SendKeys, this is the String to be sent to the
destination.