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\u00a0INKEY( ) Function<\/h1>\n
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INKEY( ) Function<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Returns a number corresponding to the first mouse click or key press in the type-ahead buffer.<\/p>\n

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INKEY([nSeconds<\/span>] [, cHideCursor<\/span>])<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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nSeconds<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n
Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a keystroke. If you do not specify a value for\u00a0nSeconds<\/span>,\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0returns a value for a keystroke immediately. If\u00a0nSeconds<\/span>\u00a0is 0,\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0waits indefinitely for a keystroke.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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cHideCursor<\/span><\/span><\/dt>\n
Shows or hides the cursor, or checks for a mouse click.<\/p>\n
The following table lists values for\u00a0cHideCursor<\/span>.<\/p>\n
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S<\/td>\nShow cursor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nHide cursor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M<\/td>\nCheck for a mouse click.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/td>\nExpand the keyboard macro if a keyboard macro is assigned to a key or key combination. To return successive values for each keystroke in a macro, execute\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0repeatedly with E included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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If both S and H are included in\u00a0cHideCursor<\/span>, the latter character specified takes precedence. You can combine values for cHideCursor, for example, to check for a mouse click and show the cursor, include M and S. To check for a mouse click and hide the cursor, include H and M.\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0disregards characters other than S, H, M, and E in\u00a0cHideCursor<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Numeric.\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0returns 0 if a key has not been pressed. If several keys are present in the type-ahead buffer,\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0returns the value of the first key entered in the buffer.\u00a0INKEY(\u00a0)<\/b>\u00a0also returns the following values according to certain conditions:<\/p>\n