[Question] Why `send('#L') ` does not work？

[HoratioCaine]

Hi, I want to   `send('#L') ` , and it does not work.

I read the documentation, and can not found the reason.  It only says that it is not allowed to simulate ctrl+alt+delete.

How can I make it?  BEST WISHES~

 

Edited November 18, 2021 by HoratioCaine

[pseakins]

5 minutes ago, HoratioCaine said:

I want to   `send('#L') `

Do you want to literally send a # and an L or do you want to send the Windows logoff command? If you do not want to send the Windows command you would need to add the send raw flag;

Send("#L", 1)

 

[Nine]

I do not know why Send("#L") does not work.  I remember a previous discussion about it. And it seems it is still not working (tested on Win7).

 But you can use :

_WinAPI_LockWorkStation()

 

[pseakins]

10 hours ago, Nine said:

I do not know why Send("#L") does not work

There are a lot of hot key combinations that do not work under Windows 7, probably more under W10. I developed a suite of special functions over a decade ago and was frustrated when it stopped working under W7. I have never tried the Windows key functions but would not be surprised if several of them do not work in AutoIt.

HotKeySet("^!{F1}", HotKeySet("^!{F2}", HotKeySet("^!{F3}" and HotKeySet("^!{F4}" do not work.

[HoratioCaine]

On 11/18/2021 at 4:54 PM, pseakins said:

Do you want to literally send a # and an L or do you want to send the Windows logoff command? If you do not want to send the Windows command you would need to add the send raw flag;

Send("#L", 1)

 

I want to send the Windows logoff command, but I can not make it.

[HoratioCaine]

On 11/18/2021 at 8:45 PM, Nine said:

I do not know why Send("#L") does not work.  I remember a previous discussion about it. And it seems it is still not working (tested on Win7).

 But you can use :

_WinAPI_LockWorkStation()

 

Thanks~

[ad777]

On 11/22/2021 at 9:42 AM, HoratioCaine said:

Thanks~

ShellExecute(@WindowsDir & "\System32\logoff.exe")

also this works.☺️

[Jos]

3 hours ago, ad777 said:

ShellExecute(@WindowsDir & "\System32\logoff.exe")

also this works.☺️

Logoff is something different than Workstation Lock. !