Force pressing a button IN AN EVENT

[Final Griever]

Hey.
I'm looking for a way, that forces pressing a button.
Not like
Con. Branch: "If [Any key] was pressed, then Blahblah".

Something like:
Blahblah
Control variable[1] =5

Con. Branch: V[1]==5
then
  FlashScreen
  Play SE "X"
  FORCE pressing button X (X= any...)

It's because I'm using an ABS and I want to use a skill if a variable is X... and I've got no scripting knowledges.
And because of the ABS, Force Action doesn't work.

Final Griever

 

[Final Griever]

BUMP!

 

[Zeriab]

Are you using RPG Maker XP or RPG Maker VX?

 

[e]

Looking into it. Won't be long.

 

[e]

Done and done, good Sir!

First of all, you'll need to go in the script editor and insert a new script. Label it whatever you wish (i.e.: Input::trigger). Then insert the following code :
Note: I only put the RMVX/RMXP possible characters, so with Alework's input module or something like that I don't know if it'd work.

module Input
  # Constants
  SCAN_CODES = { 
    :space => { :charCode => 0x20, :scanCode => 0x39 }, 
    :enter => { :charCode => 0x0D, :scanCode => 0x1C }, 
    :escape => { :charCode => 0x1B, :scanCode => 0x01 }, 
    :num0 => { :charCode => 0x60, :scanCode => 0x52 }, 
    :shift => { :charCode => 0x10, :scanCode => 0x2A }, 
    :z => { :charCode => 0x5A, :scanCode => 0x2C }, 
    :x => { :charCode => 0x58, :scanCode => 0x2D }, 
    :c => { :charCode => 0x43, :scanCode => 0x2E }, 
    :v => { :charCode => 0x56, :scanCode => 0x2F }, 
    :b => { :charCode => 0x42, :scanCode => 0x30 },
    :a => { :charCode => 0x41, :scanCode => 0x1E }, 
    :s => { :charCode => 0x53, :scanCode => 0x1F }, 
    :d => { :charCode => 0x44, :scanCode => 0x20 }, 
    :q => { :charCode => 0x51, :scanCode => 0x10 }, 
    :w => { :charCode => 0x57, :scanCode => 0x11 }
  }
  KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = 0x1
  KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = 0x2
  KEYEVENTF_KEYDOWN = 0x0
  INPUT_KEYBOARD = 0x1
  
  def self.trigger(key)
    fn = Win32API.new("user32", "keybd_event", ['i', 'i', 'l', 'i'], 'V')
    fn.call(SCAN_CODES[key][:charCode], SCAN_CODES[key][:scanCode], 
            KEYEVENTF_KEYDOWN, 0)
  end
end

Then, where you want to trigger a key being pressed, you do :

Input.trigger(THE KEY BEING PRESSED)

Now, THE KEY BEING PRESSED part is a symbol; you should look at the SCAN_CODES table's keys for the possible symbols, which are :

:space
:enter
:escape
:num0
:shift
:z
:x
:c
:v
:b
:a
:s
:d
:q
:w

The colon in front of the letter/word is very important!

Also, note that this will only simulate that the player pressed this key on his keyboard; it is not the Input module's A key, for example, but the keyboard's A key, which are two different things. I could puzzle out how RMXP/VX assigned its key numbers.

 

[Final Griever]

Heyho!
Greatest thanks to you, etheon!
I'm glad you did this... 5 points of sympathy for you!  :smile:
:thumb: