Acquire input data vi

Question

How do I capture those characters with acquire input data vi
@ or # or $? All those chars require Shift and another key to be pressed. But with this vi, when I press shift and another key, the character of this other key will not display.
For example for @, I have to press Shift + 2, but it doesn't work with this vi.
Need some help please.

Answer 1

Hey agyna,
Ah I understand your problem. The two characters output by the Acquire Input Data VI will uniquely identify all two-character presses. You need to add logic to combine these presses into something meaningful (ie, Shift + 2 = @). I've modified the last VI I sent you quite heavily to account for the following cases:
1) Only 1 key is pressed
2) Right Shift + (0-9) are pressed
3) Left Shift + (0-9) are pressed
The VI has an LED that will turn on if a key combo (ie, multiple keys) are hit simultaneously. It displays symbols !@#$%^&*(). You should be able to modify this VI to handle more cases if you need to.
Hope this helps.
Attachments:
KeyRead_MultipleKeys.vi ‏19 KB