# Key Detection

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-detection/221150>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 1, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-detection/221150 "2007-04-01T23:31:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![iPooq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e56c9b/32.png) [@iPooq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iPooq)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-detection/221150/1 "2007-04-01T23:31:51Z")

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How would I make it so the letters I press on the keyboard are traced and can help trigger variables and such? Like after you type in “Hello” the “greeting” variable is true? (random example)