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[daorc]

Hello.

Does anyone know how to check if a key exists on the user’s keyboard?

I created a script in which the ‘#’ key was a hotkey (using the “hotkey,#,subroutine” command). When this was run on a mac (running Windows XP), which has no “#” key, the following error appeared:

‘#’ is not a valid key name. The current thread will exit.

Is there any way to check if a key such as “#” is a valid key name before attempting to register it as a hotkey?

Cheers,

Daorc

[Krogdor]

"#" is never a valid hotkey. It is only a modifier key. To have the Windows Key as a hotkey, you should use "RWin" or "LWin".

[daorc]

thanks, but I was meaning teh actual hash key, not a windows key. I have found the answer to my question, though, so for anyone wanting to do the same:

specify "useerrorlevel" in the hotkey command's options. if teh keyname is invalid, it will give an error of 2.

[engunneer]

on a US english keyboard, I would use +3 instead of #
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