# MX\_RELEASEKBD

> [HTML Version](mx_releasekbd.htm)

_Updated May 2013_

**xcall MIAMEX, MX\_RELEASEKBD \{,opcode, typeahead\}**

MX\_RELEASEKBD (MIAMEX 153) Releases or sets the keyboard hold—i.e. controls whether keyboard characters entered on the client are transmitted to the server.

This function has both a [subroutine and a print tab implementation](subroutine-print-pairs.htm.md).

**Parameters**

_opcode_  ([Num](num.htm.md))  \[in\]

| **opcode** | **Description** |
|------|------|
| 0 or omitted | causes the keyboard hold to be released, provided it hasn't been locked. |
| 1 | causes the keyboard hold to be set, and optionally passes the contents of text to ATE to be reprocessed as type-ahead.  |
| 2 | clears the keyboard hold, even if it has been locked. |




_typeahead_  ([String](string.htm.md))  \[in\]

If specified, the contents will be forced into the keyboard buffer.

**See Also**

•	[AG\_RELEASEKBD](ag_releasekbd.htm.md)

**History**

2013 May, A-Shell 6.1.1352:  Opcode 2 added