How to simulate multimedia key press (in C)?

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Published on 2010-06-03T19:27:25Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 19:34 UTC
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Modern keyboards have special multimedia keys, e.g. 'Pause/Play' or 'Open Web Browser'. Is it possible to write a program that "presses" these keys?

I would prefer solution in C, but I would accept a language agnostic solution, too.

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