You know the ASC() function? well this challenge is to make a ScanCode() function, more points for small code, code clarity, and speed.
example useage:
Scancode.A = ScanCode("A")
Print Scancode.A
should output 30 or &H1E.
The contest will end, the 23rd at 12am (your timezone).
this should be more then enuff time.
Either PM your entrys to me or wait until the 23rd and post em.
...So basically make your own ASC() function?
Quote:...So basically make your own ASC() function?
Not exactly. All the keys on your keyboard have scan codes, but only some of then have ascii codes. Like shift, for example. Shift has a scan code but no ascii code.
Hmm.. a use for my string btree searcher?
What exactly did the string btree searcher do, i neva ran the code?
Quote:Zack Wrote:...So basically make your own ASC() function?
Not exactly. All the keys on your keyboard have scan codes, but only some of then have ascii codes. Like shift, for example. Shift has a scan code but no ascii code.
Gotcha.
*Zack runs with tail between legs*
Beyond the scope of my skills..
I was making one with the btree searcher but unfortunately it takes some modification. The biggest problem is that the scancode repeats strings but the btree doesn't and i'll need to add another array to it..
Zack, This is the list of scan codes from the help file in QB 7.1:
Code:
File Edit View Search Run Debug Calls Utility Options Help
+------------------------- HELP: Keyboard Scan Codes ----------------------¦+-+
¦ Contents Index Back
¦------------------------------------------------------------------------------_
¦ Key Code ¦ Key Code ¦ Key Code _
¦ ¦ ¦
¦ Esc 1 ¦ A 30 ¦ F1 59 _
¦ ! or 1 2 ¦ S 31 ¦ F2 60 _
¦ @ or 2 3 ¦ D 32 ¦ F3 61 _
¦ # or 3 4 ¦ F 33 ¦ F4 62 _
¦ $ or 4 5 ¦ G 34 ¦ F5 63 _
¦ % or 5 6 ¦ H 35 ¦ F6 64 _
¦ ^ or 6 7 ¦ J 36 ¦ F7 65 _
¦ & or 7 8 ¦ K 37 ¦ F8 66 _
¦ * or 8 9 ¦ L 38 ¦ F9 67 _
¦ ( or 9 10 ¦ : or ; 39 ¦ F10 68 _
¦ ) or 0 11 ¦ " or ' 40 ¦ F11 133 _
¦ _ or - 12 ¦ ~ or ` 41 ¦ F12 134 _
¦ + or = 13 ¦ Left Shift 42 ¦ NumLock 69 _
¦ Bksp 14 ¦ | or \ 43 ¦ Scroll Lock 70 _
¦ Tab 15 ¦ Z 44 ¦ Home or 7 71 _
¦ Q 16 ¦ X 45 ¦ Up or 8 72 _
¦ W 17 ¦ C 46 ¦ PgUp or 9 73 _
¦ E 18 ¦ V 47 ¦ Gray - 74 _
¦ R 19 ¦ B 48 ¦ Left or 4 75 _
¦ T 20 ¦ N 49 ¦ Center or 5 76 _
¦ Y 21 ¦ M 50 ¦ Right or 6 77 _
¦ U 22 ¦ < or , 51 ¦ Gray + 78 _
¦ I 23 ¦ > or . 52 ¦ End or 1 79 _
¦ O 24 ¦ ? or / 53 ¦ Down or 2 80 _
¦ P 25 ¦ Right Shift 54 ¦ PgDn or 3 81 _
¦ { or [ 26 ¦ Prt Sc or * 55 ¦ Ins or 0 82 _
¦ } or ] 27 ¦ Alt 56 ¦ Del or . 83 _
¦ Enter 28 ¦ Spacebar 57 ¦ _
¦ Ctrl 29 ¦ Caps Lock 58 ¦ _
¦ _
Binary,
your input to the function appears to be a string. If this is correct, what strings should be used for non-character keys.