set a key to press as a variable

[b3vad]

Hi   
I'm trying to define a key inside a variable but I have no idea what I'm doing.  
can somebody point me at the right direction please.
trying to define

Send("{DEL 4}")

as

$key='"{DEL'+4+'}"'

Send($key)

Func breakit()
   $jdi = StringSplit($for, ".")
EndFunc

Func doit()
   send("{F2}")
   if $jdi[0]=0 Then
      send("{HOME}")
      $s="{LEFT "
      $d="{DEL "
   Else
      send("{END}")
      $s='"{RIGHT '+2+'}"'
      $d='"{BS '+2+'}"'
   EndIf
   rest()
EndFunc

as you can see tried some things but nothing works so far. thank you

[PhoenixXL]

You should use concatenation, use & for concatenation

$key='{DEL' & 4 & '}'

Edited September 7, 2013 by PhoenixXL

[FireFox]

Hi,

You are using the wrong operators.

From the helpfile:

  Quote

Assignment operator

&: Concatenates/joins two strings. e.g. "one" & 10 (equals "one10")

Mathematical operator

+: Adds two numbers. e.g. 10 + 20 (equals 30)

$key='"{DEL'+4+'}"'

;should be:
$key='"{DEL' & 4 & '}"'

;but:
Send($key)
;gives:
Send('"{DEL4}"')

;so the right string is:
$key = "{DEL " & 4 & "}"

Do not hesitate to make some debugging with the MsgBox/ConsoleWrite functions.

Br, FireFox.

[b3vad]

so that's what I was doing wrong thanks