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Solved No Break Key On Dell Keyboard

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The keyboard that came with my Dell 2320 does not have a Pause/Break key. I need to use Ctrl-Break for debugging VBA code.

Note: The Dell 2320 is not a laptop. It is an All-In-One desktop PC with a wireless USB keyboard.

I found the following at:

http://en.community.dell.com/suppor…

but my registry does not show a Scancode Map under Keyboard Layout so I can’t edit the values:

 

2) 
Explore the Registry, expanding each element 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
 -SYSTEM
   -Current Control Set
      - Control
           - Keyboard Layout

Click on the Scancode Map, and EDIT the key values to match that 
shown below.
i.e. to have values of  :  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,46,e0,44,00,00,00,00,00

Once Done you will need to re-boot your laptop, but after that you can 
use <Ctrl><F10> as the pause/Break Key.

Any idea how to program a “substitute” Ctrl-Break sequence that VBA will recognize?

Thanks!

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  1. Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ve solved the issue.

    This site does a great job of explaining ” scancode sequences” and “escape sequences” and how the Ctrl key works. It even included the Scancode for <Ctrl><Break>: e0 46

    http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kb…

    With this Scancode Map value, F12 (with or without the Ctrl key) sends a <Ctrl><Break>:

    00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,00,58,e0,46,00,00,00,00,00

    Thanks again.

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