[Ham-Computers] Keyboard Programming Help

WA5CAB at cs.com WA5CAB at cs.com
Sat Dec 17 00:43:51 EST 2005


Group,

I run an "older" dBase for DOS/dBase 5 base accounting system that I use to 
pay my bills, keep up with records for our rich uncle in April, and keep up 
with my radio and TM collection.  For years, I've used an old DOS utility 
(ProKey) invoked when I start the accounting system to reprogram the Shift-F1 through 
F12 keys to say "JAN BILL", "FEB BILL", etc.  Early next year I'm going to 
try to port the 8-bit code into the 32-bit version of dBase, and obviously 
ProKey isn't going to be usable.  It's possible that the 32-bit version itself 
might take care of the problem but the 8-bit version can't program F11 and F12.  
Does anyone know of a Windows based utility that can reprogram keyboard keys a 
la ProKey?

I'm currently using an early Microsoft curved keyboard, which I probably need 
to replace anyway, as the "E" is almost rubbed off of that key.  But I took a 
look at (i.e., installed) several of Microsoft's drivers tonight (my keyboard 
wasn't actually on the list) and although they allow programming a bunch of 
keys that are not on this keyboard, none of the ones I tried showed any 
Function keys on the programming list.  But as an alternate solution, if anyone knows 
of a curved keyboard (I just about can't type on a straight one any more) 
whose function keys can be programmed, I might try that as I need a new keyboard 
anyway.

Robert Downs - Houston
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