> Is there a way to simulate keyboard-input to a PC (PC X) from within a
> pascal program running on another PC (PC Y)?

> In article <39897B8A.1E833...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be>,
>   Tom Beckers <tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
> > Hi y'all,

> > Is there a way to simulate keyboard-input to a PC (PC X) from within a
> > pascal program running on another PC (PC Y)?

> I don't know your OS, but if it is DOS, have you looked into using
> CTTY? It allows you to operate your PC from a remote PC connected to a
> COM port. Only works if your application uses standard DOS calls to
> read the keyboard.

> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

> Is there a way to simulate keyboard-input to a PC (PC X) from within a
> pascal program running on another PC (PC Y)? I want to give a signal
> from PC Y, running a pascal executable under DOS, to a PC X, equipped
> with software for measuring skin conductance responses. This SCR
> software runs under Windows, and I have no source code of it. It can be
> configured in such a way that its start-up is triggered by pressing a
> user-defined key.

> Thanks in advance,

> Tom Beckers

> -----------------
> tom beckers

> centre for learning psychology
>    and behaviour therapy
> department of psychology
> university of leuven
> tiensestraat 102
> b-3000 leuven
> belgium

> phone:  ++32 (0)16 32 59 53
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> e-mail: tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
> url: http://www.psy.kuleuven.ac.be/leerpsy/tom

> If you can trigger it under a full-screen running dos program too, than
> you should download ralf browns interrupt list and search for a special
> BIOS function that emulates keyboard presses.I used that for a rtick
> similar but under real DOS and it worked.

> Yes, as you say, connecting *SOMEHOW* is a good idea. I mean if you are
> good in hardware, you would be able to make a trick: don't connect the
> keyboard of the remotaly controlled machine directly, but trough a special
> connector that is connected to the other pc. So if you press keys, it is
> passed trough, and also if you can make good signs with the other pc it
> woud be seen as it came from the keyb. It is possible, but i'm not good in
> hardware so i don't knw how to do it exactly :)

> > If you can trigger it under a full-screen running dos program too, than
> > you should download ralf browns interrupt list and search for a special
> > BIOS function that emulates keyboard presses.I used that for a rtick
> > similar but under real DOS and it worked.

> Afaik you can't do this with 32-bits applications. Without emulator VXD,
> only windows programs may call the windows API. For dos programs it is
> not in the scope.

> > > But I want the SCR software's start up to be triggered
> > > by certain events defined in the pascal program that runs on computer Y
> > > The only solution I can think of is connecting both computers somehow
> > > and 'simulating' a keypress by sending an appropriate signal to the
> > > keyboardport of computer X, but I don't even know whether this would be
> > > technically possible.

> > Yes, as you say, connecting *SOMEHOW* is a good idea. I mean if you are
> > good in hardware, you would be able to make a trick: don't connect the
> > keyboard of the remotaly controlled machine directly, but trough a special
> > connector that is connected to the other pc. So if you press keys, it is
> > passed trough, and also if you can make good signs with the other pc it
> > woud be seen as it came from the keyb. It is possible, but i'm not good in
> > hardware so i don't knw how to do it exactly :)

> Hmm. Simple but smart. A simple client (in a suitable 32-bit compiler)
> under Win32 that puts all data on the serial bus. The other end pops it
> off under windows. The only problem afaik is that you are limited to
> a few meters serial cable.

> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Marco van de Voort wrote:

> > > > configured in such a way that its start-up is triggered by pressing
a
> > > > user-defined key.
> > > So you are under windoze when you need to press the key? I mean on
windows
> > > desktop yu need to press the key? Than i think you should read about
> > > kernel and winapi dll's (press F1 under Borland pascal 7.0 - note that
NOT
> > > turbo pascal) and see it under dll reated section, maybe you will find
a
> > > kernel or api function of windows that emulates keypresses or mouse
> > > events.

> > > If you can trigger it under a full-screen running dos program too,
than
> > > you should download ralf browns interrupt list and search for a
special
> > > BIOS function that emulates keyboard presses.I used that for a rtick
> > > similar but under real DOS and it worked.

> > Afaik you can't do this with 32-bits applications. Without emulator VXD,
> > only windows programs may call the windows API. For dos programs it is
> > not in the scope.

> > > > But I want the SCR software's start up to be triggered
> > > > by certain events defined in the pascal program that runs on
computer Y
> > > > The only solution I can think of is connecting both computers
somehow
> > > > and 'simulating' a keypress by sending an appropriate signal to the
> > > > keyboardport of computer X, but I don't even know whether this would
be
> > > > technically possible.

> > > Yes, as you say, connecting *SOMEHOW* is a good idea. I mean if you
are
> > > good in hardware, you would be able to make a trick: don't connect the
> > > keyboard of the remotaly controlled machine directly, but trough a
special
> > > connector that is connected to the other pc. So if you press keys, it
is
> > > passed trough, and also if you can make good signs with the other pc
it
> > > woud be seen as it came from the keyb. It is possible, but i'm not
good in
> > > hardware so i don't knw how to do it exactly :)

> > Hmm. Simple but smart. A simple client (in a suitable 32-bit compiler)
> > under Win32 that puts all data on the serial bus. The other end pops it
> > off under windows. The only problem afaik is that you are limited to
> > a few meters serial cable.

> Hmm, yes, lngth limitation. But another idea: maybe the remote computer
> sends tcp packets (unlimited length;) and one of the application on the
> controlled computer catches it and writes out to the keyborard emulaton
> device. So the computer controlls itself (with a short serial cable) by
> TCP events that can came from hunderds of kilometers. Hmm, more
> complicated :)

> Lets race: who can think out the most complicated solution? :)

> Lets race: who can think out the most complicated solution? :)

> > Hmm, yes, lngth limitation. But another idea: maybe the remote computer
> > sends tcp packets (unlimited length;) and one of the application on the
> > controlled computer catches it and writes out to the keyborard emulaton
> > device. So the computer controlls itself (with a short serial cable) by
> > TCP events that can came from hunderds of kilometers. Hmm, more
> > complicated :)

> > Lets race: who can think out the most complicated solution? :)

> Another wild one:

> Hook with Delphi or so the apps message queues and manipulate them?
> Get the data over WinSock :-)

> --

> Marco van de Voort (Mar...@stack.nl or ma...@freepascal.org)

> > In article <39897B8A.1E833...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be>,
> >   Tom Beckers <tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
> > > Hi y'all,

> > > Is there a way to simulate keyboard-input to a PC (PC X) from within a
> > > pascal program running on another PC (PC Y)?

> > I don't know your OS, but if it is DOS, have you looked into using
> > CTTY? It allows you to operate your PC from a remote PC connected to a
> > COM port. Only works if your application uses standard DOS calls to
> > read the keyboard.

> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> --
> -----------------
> tom beckers
> centre for learning psychology
>    and behaviour therapy
> department of psychology
> university of leuven
> tiensestraat 102
> b-3000 leuven
> belgium
> phone:  ++32 (0)16 32 59 53
> fax:    ++32 (0)16 32 59 24
> e-mail: tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
> url: http://www.psy.kuleuven.ac.be/leerpsy/tom

> > In article <39897B8A.1E833...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be>,
> >   Tom Beckers <tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
> > > Hi y'all,

> > > Is there a way to simulate keyboard-input to a PC (PC X) from within a
> > > pascal program running on another PC (PC Y)?

> > I don't know your OS, but if it is DOS, have you looked into using
> > CTTY? It allows you to operate your PC from a remote PC connected to a
> > COM port. Only works if your application uses standard DOS calls to
> > read the keyboard.

> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
> --
> -----------------
> tom beckers
> centre for learning psychology
>    and behaviour therapy
> department of psychology
> university of leuven
> tiensestraat 102
> b-3000 leuven
> belgium
> phone:  ++32 (0)16 32 59 53
> fax:    ++32 (0)16 32 59 24
> e-mail: tom.beck...@psy.kuleuven.ac.be
> url: http://www.psy.kuleuven.ac.be/leerpsy/tom