Send("{a down}") - only sending one "a"?

[entrapay234]

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Edited November 27, 2013 by Abraluna

[water]

According to the help file (highly recommended) "down" is the down arrow key. To send a character multiple times you need to add a number.

Send("{a 10}")

sends the a key 10 times.

Why do you want to send the "a" key until the shift key is released?

[JohnOne]

see

SendKeyDelay

SendKeyDownDelay

help file

[czardas]

I think you may have a valid point. To address your second question, I would look at the option SendKeyDelay.

LOL John beat me to it by 1 second.

Edited November 25, 2012 by czardas

[JohnOne]

I reckon it was 1.5

[JohnOne]

It used to work like that, don't know what happened, last time I used it was about 3 years ago

just testing stuff.

Think 3.3.2.x version

[JohnOne]

Perhaps something went arse up in somewhere.

v3.3.2.0

Fixed #888: Send("{}}") Extra null char.

Fixed #1094: Send("{LSHIFT UP}") stay down

v3.3.6.0

Changed: Send() and ControlSend() code reworked to allow for more Unicode characters to be used.

Edited November 26, 2012 by JohnOne

[czardas]

It used to work like that, don't know what happened, last time I used it was about 3 years ago

just testing stuff.

I expected it to work that like that too. It's what is implied by the wording. It must have been changed or perhaps got messed up like you say.

[JohnOne]

I almost began to overthink abd thought of maybe MOD_NOREPEAT constant added to source code

but then maybe that's just used with registering a hotkey.

Then I just thought, stop it john you jackass.

[water]

It says right here:

To hold a key down

Send("{a down}") ;Holds the A key down

Send("{a up}") ;Releases the A key

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Send.htm

Then I might be wrong.

Never had to use it. And I don't think it makes much sense.

You didn't answer my question: What do you need this for?

[Jon]

That only works in games that poll the key down state directly. I think that comment was removed from the help file though.