# Flash reading Hardware inputs (other than keyboard)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-reading-hardware-inputs-other-than-keyboard/228840>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-reading-hardware-inputs-other-than-keyboard/228840 "2007-06-11T22:46:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-reading-hardware-inputs-other-than-keyboard/228840/1 "2007-06-11T22:46:37Z")

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Hi all,

I was wondering what kind of process is going on behind the scenes when Flash reads a keyboard stroke?

I have a custom hardware device with physical inputs and I need to link it to a flash interface? I know programming languages like Processing can do this, but what about flash?

Flash reads regular keyboard strokes, can it read hardware buttons emulated as keyboard keys? What sort of software / programming / drives do I need? What are we really talking about here?

Can you create your own ‘custom’ key stroke with action script?

thanks!

haus