Re: [DirectPython] directinput and MAME?

[Heikki S. <ho...@gm...>]

 


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From: dir...@li...
[mailto:dir...@li...] On Behalf Of
Alec Bennett
Sent: 19. joulukuuta 2007 10:08
To: dir...@li...
Subject: [DirectPython] directinput and MAME?


I'm trying to send keystrokes from Python to MAME. In case anyone's
interested and doesn't know, MAME is an emulator to play classic arcade
games (mamedev.org). I'm sending keystrokes from Python on Win32 like this: 

import win32api
import win32com.client

shell=win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell")
shell.SendKeys("1")

This works in everything but MAME which, as I've just learned, uses
DirectInput. 

Can anyone think of a way to send keystrokes under this environment? I know
it's possible, since there's a program called joykeys
(http://members.aol.com/bretjohn/  <http://members.aol.com/bretjohn/> ) that
translates joystick motion to keystrokes and works in Mame. 

Thanks for any help.


 

Hi,
 
You should be able to send keyboard events with win32api.keybd_event() (
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646304.aspx ). These should work
with applications using DirectInput for keyboard events too (at least with
more recent OS versions, I think DirectInput used some more direct approach
in older systems but I am not 100% sure about it). Just remeber that only
the focus window will receive these events. Also note that SendInput() has
superseded this function, but keybd_event() still works and is somewhat
easier to use.
 
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Heikki Salo