use Win32::Console; my $wc = Win32::Console->new(STD_INPUT_HANDLE); say 'Paste stuff now.'; while (1) { unless ($wc->GetEvents) { sleep 1; next; } my @ev = $wc->Input; my ($event_type, $key_down, $repeat_count, $v_keycode, $v_scancode, $ch_num, $control_key_state) = @ev; # wait for keyboard event (does paste count?) next unless $event_type==1 && $key_down; # prettify for debug display my $char = chr($ch_num); $char = '?' unless $char =~ /[[:print:]]/; printf qq{Key: '%s' = 0x%02x = %3dd; key %02x, scan %02x\n}, $char, $ch_num, $ch_num, $v_keycode, $v_scancode; } #### Paste stuff now. Key: 'd' = 0x64 = 100d; key 44, scan 20 Key: 'o' = 0x6f = 111d; key 4f, scan 18 Key: 'g' = 0x67 = 103d; key 47, scan 22 Key: '?' = 0x00 = 0d; key 12, scan 38 Key: '?' = 0x00 = 0d; key 63, scan 51 Key: '?' = 0x00 = 0d; key 69, scan 49 Key: 's' = 0x73 = 115d; key 53, scan 1f Key: ' ' = 0x20 = 32d; key 20, scan 39 Key: 'l' = 0x6c = 108d; key 4c, scan 26 Key: 'e' = 0x65 = 101d; key 45, scan 12 Key: 'g' = 0x67 = 103d; key 47, scan 22