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SET HOTKEY

FUNCTION

This directive enables a user to define a hotkey that calls a public program. SET HOTKEY is a Thoroughbred Basic directive that can be executed from within a script.

SYNTAX

SET HOTKEY term-key-value, program-name$


SET HOTKEY string-value$, program-name$
term-key-value
a positive numeric value that denotes a function key.
string-value$
a string that denotes any key value sent from the terminal.
program-name
the name of a public program to execute if the hotkey is pressed.

NOTES

  • For more information on this Thoroughbred Basic directive see the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference.

SEE ALSO

SET HOTKEY in the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference

From the Script-IV Language Reference, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF