GetAsyncKeyState help

[thc]

I'm having trouble interpreting the return value. When I run this bit of script:

;2E DEL key

$result = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetAsyncKeyState", "int", 0x2E)

MsgBox(0,"",$result[0])

With the del key down, I get -32767. Without the del key down, I get 0.

Now, according to the MSDN, there are 2 bits. If the MSB is set then the key is down. But what is the MSB when the result is -32767???

[Minikori]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646293%28VS.85%29.aspx

That's the function on MSDN, and it says that if the value is 0, then basically somethings wrong.

Why don't you just use _IsPressed()?

[thc]

Ok, thanks. I didn't know of the _isPressed function. But it still doesn't seem to be able to do what I want to do. Basically, I want to set a hotkey so that when I press it down, it does a MouseDown, and when I release the hotkey, it does a MouseUp. If anyone has any insights or code examples, I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks

Edit: Ah, nevermind, I got it to work (code below). Thanks again

#include <misc.au3>
;                  2D INS key
;                  2E DEL key

hotkeyset("{ins}","null")

While(1)
    sleep(100)
    if(_isPressed("2D")) then
        MouseDown("left")
        _clickhold()
    EndIf
WEnd

func _clickhold()
    while(_isPressed("2D"))
        sleep(100)
    WEnd
    MouseUp("left")
EndFunc

func null()
EndFunc

Edited February 5, 2010 by thc