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[Pallie]

Hi

I wanted a script that would allow me to record a series of keystrokes, and then play them back. I tried the following and it works to a degree, but it will not record special keys such as {F4} or {DOWN}. I'm sure there are other programs that would do this (I would be interested to know if anyone knows of a good one) but if I can get it working I want to expand it for a particular use.

[Chris]

Consider using Larry's AutoScriptWriter (for which a shortcut is included in the Start Menu). You could probably set it up so that it is launched and starts recording at the press of a hotkey. You could probably do it in the background by launching it minimized and then using ControlSend/ControlClick/ControlGetText on it.

Another idea is to define all desired non-character keys as end-keys and then put the Input command in a loop (checking the value of ErrorLevel after each cycle to determine which EndKey was pressed).

Finally, there is an item on the to-do list to enhance the Input command to optionally record non-character keys such as {F4} and {Down}.

[Pallie]

Thanks for your reply Chris

I looked at AutoScriptWriter but I wanted to be in more control of the recording process, and I've never managed to grasp controls, so I adopted your second suggestion which works a treat.

Thanks again