QTP Secret Code Chart Revealed For DeviceReplay PressKey, KeyDown, KeyUp

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Let’s face it. If you’ve been doing test automation for any length of time you’ve faced situations in which you need to perform mouse or keyboard actions using screen coordinates.

When the Set and Type Methods Suck:

Even though most objects have Set and Type methods, these methods — for whatever reason — may not work in all situations. If they don’t then your next step may be to try VBScript's sendkey method. But even sendkeys sometimes do not have a way to perform certain actions, such as pressing the left alt key. Hence the need for QTP’s undocumented Device Replay features.

No ASCII No Problem:

A few months back, I posted an article outlining three different ways to use keyboard input in QTP. I recently came across some more Device Replay Key codes for the PressKey, Keydown, Keyup and PressNKeys that I’d like to share with you. These methods are particularly helpful in certain situations in which you need to perform an action using a code that does not have an ASCII equivalent.

Chart of the keyboard key codes for the PressKey, Keydown, Keyup and PressNKeys:

The number keys:

Keystroke Code to use
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
8 8
9 9

The keypad number keys:

Keystroke Code to use
1 79
2 80
3 81
4 75
5 76
6 77
7 71
8 72
9 73
0 82

The Function keys:

Keystroke Code to use
F1 59
F2 60
F3 61
F4 62
F5 63
F6 64
F7 65
F8 66
F9 67
F10 68
F11 87
F12 88

The Letter keys:

Keystroke Code to use
A 30
B 48
C 46
D 32
E 18
F 33
G 34
H 35
I 23
J 36
K 37
L 38
M 50
N 49
O 24
P 25
Q 16
R 19
S 31
T 20
U 22
V 47
W 17
X 45
Y 21
Z 44

The Enter, Space, Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys:

Keystroke Code to use
ENTER 28
SPACE 57
LEFT SHIFT 42
LEFT CTRL 29
LEFT ALT 56
RIGHT SHIFT 54
RIGHT CTRL 157
RIGHT ALT 184
; 39
‘ 40
, 51
. 52
/ 53

The Weird/Other keys:

Keystroke Code to use
– 12
[ 26
] 27
` 41
= 13
BACKSPACE 14
CAPSLOCK 58
DELETE 211
DOWN 208
END 207
HOME 199
INSERT 210
LEFT 203
NUMLOCK 69
KEYPAD DECIMAL 83
KEYPAD DIVIDE 181
KEYPAD ENTER 156
KEYPAD MINUS 74
KEYPAD MULTIPLY 55
PAUSE 116
PAGE DOWN 209
PAGE UP 201
RIGHT 205
SCROLL LOCK 70
TAB 15
UP 20O

22 responses to “QTP Secret Code Chart Revealed For DeviceReplay PressKey, KeyDown, KeyUp”

  3. Great post Joe.

    Is there any way to simulate the Windows or the Right Click Key through Device Replay?

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    • Abhijeet » Thanks Abhijeet – I think you can mimic a right click by passing the deviceReplay’s Mouse click method the RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON option:

      Set deviceReplay = CreateObject(“Mercury.DeviceReplay”)
      deviceReplay.MouseClick getX,getY,RIGHT_MOUSE_BUTTON

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  4. What is the number code to use for zero (0) on the number keys? (NOT keypad number keys)

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  7. Joe, this has been invaluable. I was a bit thrown by the capital letters when I wanted to use a lower case one, but once I figured out that the numbers refer to the key positions, it was fine.

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  8. how to minimize the browser in qtp with the help of send keys and device replay, PressKey, KeyDown, KeyUp and PressNKeys.

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    • Hi Does this work to minimize the browser:

      Dim hwnd, isMinimized, isMinimizable

      ‘Find the handle for the Browser window
      hwnd = Browser(“CreationTime:=0”).Object.HWND

      ‘Check if the Browser is already minimized or not
      If Window(“hwnd:=” & hwnd).GetROProperty(“minimized”) = True Then
      isMinimized = True
      Else
      isMinimized = False
      End If

      ‘Check if the Browser is minimizable or not
      If Window(“hwnd:=” & hwnd).GetROProperty(“minimizable”) = True Then
      isMinimizable = True
      Else
      isMinimizable = False
      End If

      ‘Minimize the browser window if it is not already minimized and is minimizable
      If isMinimized = False and isMinimizable = True Then
      Window(“hwnd:=” & hwnd).Minimize
      End If

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  9. Great document, its been helping me with my coding, However the ASCII code for numbers 1-9 is incorrect, in example the ASCII code for the number 2 is not 2 but 3, enjoy!

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  10. […] What about mouse and keyboard actions? There may be time when you actually need to perform mouse or keyboard actions using screen coordinates. For a step-by-step example on how to do this with QuickTest Professional or Unified Functional Testing check out: QTP Secret Code Chart Revealed For DeviceReplay PressKey, KeyDown, KeyUp and PressNKeys […]

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  11. I need to press “Alt+r” key , currently i’m working in IE browser. Please help with the syntax

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  12. Joe, you are amazing. Where do you find this stuff? I am just glad you do. Thanks for your continued help. Oh, and I love your API Manifesto book. It is fantastic.

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    • Can you do something like this?
      SwfWindow(“Window”).Type micShiftDwn ‘To press the shift key down
      wait(3)
      SwfWindow(“Window”).Type micShiftUp ‘To release the pressed key.

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  14. Device reply is failing 50% of time in remote run. It works fine if I run in local machine. But 50% of cases fails when we run in remote machine.

    Any suggestions?

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  15. I am facing trouble in using “Mercury.Clipboard”.

    It throws an error : “Active’x component can’t create object: Mercury.Clipboard”.
    Any help or advice is really appreciated.

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  16. Hi Joe, HP or rather Micro Focus UFT is a slow tool which uses the dead language VbScript for web ui automation. I wonder if the tool is still useful for any web ui automation. Would you recommend UFT under for web ui under any circumstances ?

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