Scancode

A scan code is a two-part or four-part hexadecimal code associated with a keystroke (so called because it comes from scanning the keyboard).

To determine the standardized Business Rules scancodes, run the following program:

10 LET X$ = KSTAT$(1)
20 PRINT UNHEX$(X$)
30 GOTO 10

Each time you press a key, the scancode for that key is displayed.

Here are a few of the Scan codes:

Key	Scan Code
Tab	09
Shift+Tab	07
Down Arrow	0A
Up Arrow	0B
Left Arrow	0E
Right Arrow	0C
F7	0700
Shift+F7	1100
Alt+Down Arrow	E300

Here's a complete list:

Key	Shifted	(IBM-PC)	Kstat Shifted	(qwerty)	Control	Description
		Key		Alt
a	A	61	41	1E00	01	interrupt/break
b	B	62	42	3000	02	page up (back)
c	C	63	43	2E00	03	copy to clipboard
d	D	64	44	2000	04	delete
e	E	65	45	1200	05	end field
f	F	66	46	2100	06	page down (forward)
g	G	67	47	2200	07	backtab
h	H	68	48	2300	08	backspace
i	I	69	49	1700	09	tab
j	J	6A	4A	2400	0A	next field
k	K	6B	4B	2500	0B	prior field
l	L	6C	4C	2600	0C	right arrow
m	M	6D	4D	3100	0D	enter
n	N	6E	4E	3200	0E	left arrow
o	O	6F	4F	1800	0F	field minus
p	P	70	50	1900	10	print screen
q	Q	71	51	1000	11	toggle insert mode
r	R	72	52	1300	12	up field (rise)
s	S	73	53	1F00	13	togge hold mode (stop)
t	T	74	54	1400	14	down field
u	U	75	55	1600	15	field plus
v	V	76	56	2F00	16	paste clipboard content
w	W	77	57	1100	17	home
x	X	78	58	2D00	18	cut to clipboard
y	Y	79	59	1500	19	help
z	Z	7A	5A	2C00	1A	restore field contents

See the KStat$ internal function for more information.