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How to get input from keyboards own macro keys?


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Sorry my english, but i need help in my problem...

I have this Mad Catz S.t.r.i.k.e.3 -keyboard which comes with 12macro keys (M1-M7 & C1-C5). The macro making software which came with the keyboard is terrible, so im trying to write own macros for those macro buttons with autoit. I have used autoit for over an year and this is actually first time i get stuck. For those who don't know how the keyboard looks: >Link to picture here<

How i can use keyboards own macro keys in hotkeyset or _ispressed?

As far as i know these might help:

DEVICE NAME: Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E.3 Keyboard
DEVICE TYPE: Unknown
Safe To Unplug: Yes
USB Hub: No
Serial Number: Example#
VID/Vendor ID=0738
PID/Product ID=1112(115)
USB class: 00
USB Protocol: 00
PRODUCT NAME: 
SERVICE NAME: usbccgp
DRIVER FILENAME: usbccgp.sys
DEVICE MFG: (Standard USB Host Controller)
USB Version 2.00
DRIVER VERSION: 6.1.7601.18328
DESCRIPTION: USB Composite Device
FIRMWARE REVISION: 1.15
USB SubClass: 00
Parentld Prefix: 6&333627fc&0
Service Description: Microsoft USB Generic Parent Driver
Device Class: USB
Driver Description: USB Composite Device
Instance ID: USBVID_0738&PID_1112Example#
 
 
Thanks in advance!
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Please read the KeyLoggers announcement and thank your lucky stars that I realise your good intentions in posting one. ;)

phaenom,

Often these macro keys are hardware controlled and therefore cannot be managed by AutoIt - a bit like the Fn key on laptops. :(>

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I would echo the vk_ keycodes and see if your keyboard uses any of the "oem" type in this list:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd375731%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

None of oem type works. So is there any other way to get this work?

Exit,

Please read the KeyLoggers announcement and thank your lucky stars that I realise your good intentions in posting one. ;)

phaenom,

Often these macro keys are hardware controlled and therefore cannot be managed by AutoIt - a bit like the Fn key on laptops. :(>

M23

 

Don't worry, I'm not trying to make "get all keystrokes keylogger-program" :) 

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I almost lost my hope with this one, but today I discovered that playstation 2 emulator on pc recognize my keyboards macro buttons. I think that if the emulator recognize those, autoit can also somehow. Any ideas how?

And yes, I know this message can be near to violate the forum rules, althought this is not directly against those...

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Just an idea, but if the macro software sucks and you want to use AutoIT for macro functions and you can't capture the macros key hooks directly.

Would it be a feasable solution to use the macro keys just as hotkeys.

Set them to something simple like say key "G1" as Control+Y and then use Autoit with a hotkey for Control+Y = Your Desired Macro

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Just an idea, but if the macro software sucks and you want to use AutoIT for macro functions and you can't capture the macros key hooks directly.

Would it be a feasable solution to use the macro keys just as hotkeys.

Set them to something simple like say key "G1" as Control+Y and then use Autoit with a hotkey for Control+Y = Your Desired Macro

 

That works, but then I need to keep macro software active, which seems to be kind of buggy and slows down computer sometimes. It would be nicer to do all only with autoit (:

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