Single shift key in VBS

Question

I'm trying to write a vbs script that has to send the shift key once. I dont need any other key pressed after it but I can't get it to work (I want to use only vbs not any other progarm nor another language). I've tried things like:

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WshShell.SendKeys "+{}"

or

WshShell.SendKeys "+"

or

WshShell.SendKeys {+}

or

WshShell.SendKeys +

and many more but nothing seems to work. Thank you in advance! -Sandro Cutri

Where are you trying to send the keystrokes to? If it's to a specific application you might want to checkout - [WshShell.AppActivate doesn't seem to work in simple vbs script](https://stackoverflow.com/a/23184667) — user692942, Sep 10 '21 at 12:54
No, I just want it to simulate a key"press". It doesen't have to send it to a specific window. — Sandro Cutri, Sep 10 '21 at 13:05
So what's the keystroke for if not to cause an interaction with an application? — user692942, Sep 10 '21 at 13:40
If you press shift 5 times it opens the sticky key option. That's what I'm trying to do. — Sandro Cutri, Sep 10 '21 at 14:29
I know that I can just search for sticky keys via windows search and activate it like that, but that's not what I want. — Sandro Cutri, Sep 10 '21 at 14:35
It is. But my question was how I can send the shift key once via a vbs script. (Important: Just the shift key - nothing else) — Sandro Cutri, Sep 10 '21 at 15:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '21 at 13:07

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You can send a shift key (without anything else) with the Duck toolkit. It's a free webside. It "translates" your code from vbs to the ducky language (it turns it into a inject.bin file). I assume that that's what you want to do. From there you can write

SHIFT

That's all you need to write. It's important to write in CAPITAL letters.

answered Sep 22 '21 at 13:07

Timo Werner

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You're Welcome! Are you trying to use a rubber ducky? – Timo Werner Sep 22 '21 at 13:09
Yes. I bought it about a week ago and I am trying to learn it :D – Sandro Cutri Sep 22 '21 at 13:10

Single shift key in VBS

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