Convert character to virtual key code

Question

I have a string of values, and I want to simulate key press events in a window for each character.

I plan on sending WM_KEYDOWN, WM_CHAR, and WM_KEYUP events to the

Answer 1

Generally speaking, instead of sending WM_KEYDOWN, WM_CHAR and WM_KEYUP messages directly, you should use SendInput (preferred) or possibly keybd_event (deprecated).