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Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:42:10 GMT

Hello All,

I am looking for a function module / mechanism to know which keyboard key the user has pressed. I am looking to implement this in normal SAP GUI and not in Web Dynpro or similar.

Does such a function module exist / Is there a way to achieve this?

Thanks,

Mithun

Re: Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:59:20 GMT

can you explain me how are you going to use it!!

if its a module pool program you can only use the keys which you get from Se41 list. keys like: the can trigger FCODES.

Shift-F2

Shift-F4

Shift-F5

Freely Assigned Function Keys

Shift-F1

Shift-F6

Shift-F7

Shift-F8

Shift-F9

Shift-Ctrl-0

Shift-F11

Shift-F12

Ctrl-F1

Ctrl-F2

Ctrl-F3

Ctrl-F4

Ctrl-F5

Ctrl-F6

Ctrl-F7

Ctrl-F8

Ctrl-F9

Ctrl-F10

and some more...

Re: Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:36:14 GMT

Hello,

I have a user exit (Function Module) which will be trigerred from the screen when the user clicks on a button.

Problem is that there is only one button to trigger the user exit. But I want more than one functionality.

Hence, my idea was to ask the user to click on a keyboard key and then click on the button which triggers the user exit.

In the user exit, I will check which keyboard key is pressed and based on that steer the functionality.

Hence, I wanted to know if this is possible.

Thanks,

Mithun

Re: Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:38:32 GMT

why dont you try a call screen inside the exit. give him a pop up kind of screen where he/she can select some values or enter .. and according to that you can do the processing

Re: Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:40:13 GMT

Hello,

Yes, that was my initial thought, but then I want a one click functionality (keyboard hits don't matter!)

Giving a pop up screen would be 2 clicks.

Hence, I wanted to go for this alternative.

Thanks,

Mithun

Re: Function Module to retrieve keyboard key pressed

Former Member — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:54:29 GMT

if you are going for a user exit then i am not sure if can capture any FCODE which is not defined for the screen, if its not defined you cannot capture..(unless you write some machine level code 😛 😛 just kidding).

so i think giving a pop up is a better option.. you can design this pop up screen to respond to key presses like ctrl+f2 etc.. that will be a key pres right not a click..