Can an au3 script be created to determine if the Windows XP keyboard buffer is empty?

[Rpow]

Sometimes Windows programs fall behind in processing keystrokes, so keystrokes, particularly repeating keystrokes, such as those for arrow keys for scrolling/panning, can load the keyboard buffer. This causes a sort of "run on" effect, after the user terminates the repeating action.

It would be great to have an au3 script that could interrogate the Windows XP keyboard buffer to determine if it is empty. This technique could be employed whenever rapid, repeating keystrokes are being used. The user could interrogate the keyboard buffer to see if it is empty just before sending each repeat keystroke. Each such keystroke would be sent only if the buffer is empty. Then, when the user stops sending the repeating keystrokes, action would stop quickly because there would be, at most, only one keystroke in the keyboard buffer.

Thank you for considering this question.

Rpow

[Thatsgreat2345]

It is most likely possible through some DLL Call, good luck, and report your findings.

[Rpow]

It is most likely possible through some DLL Call, good luck, and report your findings.

Thanks Thatsgreat2345. I have been experimenting using a DLL call to GetQueueStatus with flag = QS_ALLINPUT but with no success to date. QS_KEY seems the more intuitive flag, but apparently reflects only a few special keys.

I am a beginner, so I may have some format problems; or my selection of GetQueueStatus for this purpose may be erroneous in the first place.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644940.aspx

RPow

[Thatsgreat2345]

Thanks Thatsgreat2345. I have been experimenting using a DLL call to GetQueueStatus with flag = QS_ALLINPUT but with no success to date. QS_KEY seems the more intuitive flag, but apparently reflects only a few special keys.

I am a beginner, so I may have some format problems; or my selection of GetQueueStatus for this purpose may be erroneous in the first place.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644940.aspx

RPow

Feel free to post any code you have created and many people will gladly help correct you. Even if your code is wrong we much rather correct wrong code then make it all ourselves.