Wait until keypress

[wlie]

I have tried to make a wait until keypress by using this line:

1 IF | KEYBOARD KEYPRESS | Keypress z | IS | CONTINUE

The system answer this:

"There is a problem with your entry. One or more values are not numeric where required.

Row number 1 IF

X: KEYBOARD KEYPRESS

Y: Keypress z

Time: IS

Rowx, y, and Time values alle require to be numeric and spaced correctly.
"



Please tell me what is wrong.

[zeak]

Hi Wlie,

I tested this with a simple macro and it worked for me, If you are still having troubles with it then there is another method of detecting keyboard input by using INPUT BOX function.

Please refer to this thread where we talk about this type of action.
thread/188/single-keystroke-input

[zeak]

Steve I just made a quick macro to detect key presses but found that I had to spam the key for it to register, is there anyway to make MMM detect the key press easier?

1 | IF | KEYBOARD KEYPRESS | Keypress z | IS | GOTO MACRO LINE | LineZ | ELSE | 1 | IF | KEYBOARD KEYPRESS | Keypress x | IS | GOTO MACRO LINE | LineX
2 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1
* | LineZ
3 | RUN ACTION | MESSAGE PROMPT | You pressed Z::Z::0
4 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1
* | LineX
5 | RUN ACTION | MESSAGE PROMPT | You pressed X::X::0
6 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1


[wlie]

Thanks for the help. I will try...

[Steve]

Sept 15, 2019 18:14:30 GMT zeak said:

Steve I just made a quick macro to detect key presses but found that I had to spam the key for it to register, is there anyway to make MMM detect the key press easier?

1 | IF | KEYBOARD KEYPRESS | Keypress z | IS | GOTO MACRO LINE | LineZ | ELSE | 1 | IF | KEYBOARD KEYPRESS | Keypress x | IS | GOTO MACRO LINE | LineX
2 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1
* | LineZ
3 | RUN ACTION | MESSAGE PROMPT | You pressed Z::Z::0
4 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1
* | LineX
5 | RUN ACTION | MESSAGE PROMPT | You pressed X::X::0
6 | RUN ACTION | GOTO MACRO LINE | 1


Hi Zeak,

The 'Keyboard Keypress' condition, as you've noticed, does require a more deliberate approach to trigger on the keypress. The only other way to detect a keypress is with a 'quick launch' without a modifier. Quick launch is far more reliable but will load another macro. What would be cool is if the quick launch key would run a macro function, say macro lines 10 through 20 of the same macro. Kinda like calling a routine or function within the code via a quick launch. This way we wouldnt need to call a new macro file.