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Specifying Key Functions

You can cause a key function to be actioned by including the virtual key name of the key enclosed by the < and > characters. You may omit the VK_ and VT_ parts (etc.) of the virtual key name. For example, the Enter key would be specified as <ENTER>.

To send the function of a key combination, type the < character followed by the virtual key names linked together with + characters and ending with the > character. For example, Alt F4 would be specified as <ALT+F4>.

To send the function of a sequence of keys one after the other, enter each virtual key name in the order required, enclosing each virtual key name with the < and > characters. Each enclosed virtual key name must immediately follow the previous enclosed virtual key name with no spaces. For example, F2 then F3 then F4 would be specified as <F2><F3><F4>.

Specifying Characters

There are various ways in which you can specify a particular character. For example, the ESC character can be specified using any one of the following five entries:

_027

Decimal value (underscore character followed by a 3-digit number).

\033

Octal value (backslash character followed by a 3-digit number).

\u001B

Unicode value (backslash and u characters then unicode value).

^[

Control key value (^ represents the control key on the keyboard).

\e

Additional value for ESC.

 

 

The following 'backslash' values can be used:

 

 

 

\u

Unicode introducer

\r

Carriage return

 

\n

Line feed

\e

Escape

Note that as the \ and ^ characters are used as value introducers, to enter these as character values you need to precede them with a backslash character, i.e. enter \ as \\ and ^ as \^.

The Euro character can be specified by entering the unicode value \u20ac.

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