Simulating ALT-ENTER in C

altent.c
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I created the above program in response to a request from someone on a Usenet newsgroup. They needed to be able to alter a command-prompt window to bring it to full screen via a program that could be invoked from a batch file.

The program uses the Win32 keybd_event() function which can simulate keystrokes. It simulates an alt-down, return-down, return-up, alt-up sequence of keystrokes.

To run the program ( after compiling ) just type altent at a command prompt. The program should toggle the full-screen state of the given command prompt window.

Yes, I know it's shorter to type in the ALT-ENTER keystrokes themselves. This program is intended to be used inside a batch file.


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