Can't send specific LEFT or RIGHT Ctrl- or Alt-key with keybd_event ?

I can't seem to send a specific LEFT or RIGHT Ctrl or Alt, or is it that I can't read it out... ?
I made a little test sub: (delete the gray part in Declare if you don't have a 64bit Excel)

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output:

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The R should be L !!!
Also I can't seem to send only the Alt-R without also pressing Ctrl-L !?

HELP ME, thanks

Reply to my selve I think I solved it.

I made the test a bit better and although previous code worked the vDown and vUp where wrongly named. Sorry for that.

I found out that there is something weird going on but I think I may have found a solution.
It seems there is a little flow in the keybd_event and Ms doesn't tell us that here!


KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY (bit 1) should not be used for modifying keys (Shift, Ctrl, Alt,...)
Unless you want to send Ctrl-R or Alt-R, and even more troubling you need to send Alt-L instead of Alt-R

So apart from the Alt-L instead of Alt-R which could have something to do with the AltGr, only the Right Ctrl and Right Alt keys are considered to be KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY !

Can anyone please confirm my conclusion? Just try this code and check if the output is the same as mine, on Win7, 64bit Excel
Thank you.

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Hey, thanks!

So it seems you never touch Ctrl with just sending AltR! Do you maybe have an actual right Alt or maybe it's because you don't have the AltGr?
But it does show you also need to use the extended key (bit1) only for sending Ctrl-R en Alt-R

Now I need to find a way to get the scancode of every key.
What API tells you what key is an extended key?


PS: Strange that your missing the outlining spaces between Shift, Ctrl and Alt running my code!?
you: Alt 56 Alt-L
mine: Alt 56 Alt-L