Sendkeys Replacement for Visual Basic

If you're a Visual Basic developer trying to send keys under Windows Vista or 7, you might have noticed that the Sendkeys statement doesn't work beyond XP. Those using it will need to resort to the Windows API SendInput function, which can be a lot of work to implement for applications originally written using the VB Sendkeys statement. M8 has a solution that could make your life a lot easier.

The Keysend.bas module wraps SendInput into a new sub Sendkey, which is a direct replacement for VB's Sendkeys. All you have to do is add the module to your project and replace "Sendkeys" with "Sendkey" in your code. Sendkey will interpret all Sendkeys parameters without requiring any modification. In addition to fixing Sendkeys problems under Vista, it also includes several features not available in VB's Sendkeys.

For example, it can send the PrtScr key, and you can specify that numbers are from the numeric keypad. You can also set the state of the capslock, numlock, and scrollock keys, and send keys between applications with different keyboard layouts. Versions are available for VB5 / 6/VBA and VB.Net.

Overall, if you're looking for an easier way to send keys in Visual Basic under Vista or 7, Keysend.bas is definitely worth checking out.