LabVIEWBlog - Category: Win API

Simulate Keypress

If you've ever wanted to programatically fire a keboard event then I have just the VI for you. This code makes a call to the Windows API calling a function in user32.dll available in all Windows versions. This function allows you to specify any key on the keyboard. When the VI is run, Windows will think the selected key has been pressed.

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Posted by Michael Aivaliotis at 12:27 AM

Get System Power Status

If you have a UPS attached to your computer system or you are running off a laptop, you will at some point need to know if the system is at critical battery power. This will require you to gracefuly exit and cleanup your application before the operating system shuts down. The following labVIEW VI will give you feedback on the battery status which will allow you to make decisions on what to do next...

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Posted by Michael Aivaliotis at 01:04 AM