Keyboard handling (Original Enhancement)

Function
GetKeyState(n)
Identical with GetKeyState in Win32API.
This checks the key state.
The parameter is the virtual key code.
If the result is negative, the key is pushed, non-negative, not pushed.
[Reference]
The virtual key code of important keys

Enter　 13
Shift　 16
Ctrl　　17
Alt　　 18
Esc        27
Space 　32
←　　　37
↑　　　38
→　　　39
↓　　　40
0～9　  48～57
A～Z 　 65～90
0～9 (ten-key pad)　96～105

The virtual keycode of an alphabetic key is identical with the result of ORD function of its Upper case letter.



Example.  Investigate Virtual Keycodes
DO
  FOR i=8 TO 239
    IF GetKeyState(i)<0 THEN PRINT i
  NEXT i
LOOP
END



[Warning]

 Note that this commands does not do key input but peeps in key state. When any other application other than BASIC comes in the foreground, this continue to work but the key inputs are inputs for that application.