How to print/press '@' using keybd_event function?

Question

To press 'a' code is

keybd_event(VkKeyScan(64),0,0,0);

Releasing key code is

keybd_event(VkKeyScan(64),0,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0);

For pressing '@' i need combination of two key - SHIFT & 2 , but i don't know how.

keybd_event (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646304(v=vs.85).aspx)

Answer 1

Try the following:

1. Press Shift
2. Press 2
3. Release 2
4. Release Shift

Addendum

I just checked my own code where I did the same thing... keybd_event is deprecated (as stated on the site you linked), you should use SendInput instead.

This are my two functions to send the key press and release:

void sendKeyDown(unsigned char keyCode)
{
    INPUT input;
    input.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;

    input.ki.wVk = keyCode;
    input.ki.dwFlags = 0;
    input.ki.time = 0;
    input.ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;

    SendInput(1, &input, sizeof(INPUT));
}

void sendKeyUp(unsigned char keyCode)
{
    INPUT input;
    input.type = INPUT_KEYBOARD;

    input.ki.wVk = keyCode;
    input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
    input.ki.time = 0;
    input.ki.dwExtraInfo = 0;

    SendInput(1, &input, sizeof(INPUT));
}

And this should then give you an @:

sendKeyDown(VK_SHIFT);
sendKeyDown(0x32);
sendKeyUp(0x32);
sendKeyUp(VK_SHIFT);

Please check the 0x32, I can't reliably test it at the moment to be the key 2.