quick question about holding down keys to send

[Guest poog]

Hi, I want to tell AutoIt to hold down the Left key for 200 milliseconds then stop, how can I do that? The help file doesn't seem to include this in the Send commands section?

[zcoacoaz]

It includes it quite well but i have nothing to do so i will write a script for you even though you should be RTFM

Send ( "{leftdown}" )
Sleep ( 200 )
Send ( "{leftup}" )

[Guest poog]

It includes it quite well but i have nothing to do so i will write a script for you even though you should be RTFM

Send ( "{leftdown}" )
Sleep ( 200 )
Send ( "{leftup}" )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is not working for me... any ideas why?

[zcoacoaz]

i forgot the spaces

Send ( "{left down}" )
Sleep ( 200 )
Send ( "{left up}" )

Edited March 29, 2005 by Xenogis

[phillip123adams]

Hi, I want to tell AutoIt to hold down the Left key for 200 milliseconds then stop, how can I do that? The help file doesn't seem to include this in the Send commands section?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As Xenogis states in post #4. Or, another way (also noted in the help file for the Send function) is:

opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 200)
Send("{left}")
opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 1)

Or, do you want the left key to be pressed repeatedly for 200 milliseconds?

$start = Timerinit()
Opt("SendKeyDelay", 1)
While TimerDiff($start) < 200
   send("{Left}")
wend