Keyboard and Mouse Input

These commands and functions make it possible for you to control input with the keyboard or mouse.

Use	To
AMOUSEOBJ( ) Function	Create an array containing information about the mouse pointer position and the object over which the mouse pointer is positioned.
CAPSLOCK( ) Function	Return the current mode of the CAPS LOCK key or set the CAPS LOCK key mode on or off.
CHRSAW( ) Function	Determine whether or not a character is present in the keyboard buffer.
CLEAR Commands	Release the specified item or items from memory.
CLEAR Commands	Release the specified item or items from memory.
INSMODE( ) Function	Return the current insert mode, or sets the insert mode on or off.
KEYBOARD Command	Place the specified character expression in the keyboard buffer.
LASTKEY( ) Function	Return an integer corresponding to the last key pressed.
MCOL( ) Function	Return the column position of the mouse pointer in the main Visual FoxPro window or a user-defined window.
MOUSE Command	Perform the equivalent of clicking, double-clicking, or moving the mouse, or perform a drag operation.
MROW( ) Function	Return the row position of the mouse pointer in the main Visual FoxPro window or in a user-defined window.
NUMLOCK( ) Function	Return the current mode of the NUM LOCK key or set the mode of the NUM LOCK key on or off.
ON KEY LABEL Command	Specify a command that executes when you press a specific key or key combination or click the mouse button.
PLAY MACRO Command	Execute a keyboard macro.
POP KEY Command	Restore ON KEY LABEL assignments that were placed on the stack with PUSH KEY.
PUSH KEY Command	Place all current ON KEY LABEL command settings on a stack in memory.
RESTORE MACROS Command	Restore to memory keyboard macros saved in a keyboard macro file or memo field.
SAVE MACROS Command	Save a set of keyboard macros to a keyboard macro file or to a memo field.
SET FUNCTION Command	Assign an expression (keyboard macro) to a function key or key combination.
SET KEYCOMP Command	Control Visual FoxPro keystroke navigation.
SET MACKEY Command	Specify a key or key combination that displays the Macro Key Definition dialog box.
SET TYPEAHEAD Command	Specify the maximum number of characters that can be stored in the type-ahead buffer.

See Also

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