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FSX mapping non alphanumeric keys in standard.xml

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I have a switch box that I built by dismantling an old USB keyboard and use by assigning the keystrokes it generates to certain events in FS.

In FS2004 the keys were mapped using the decimal key codes but in FSX they're mapped using names in standard.xml such as "N", "CTRL+N" etc.

I'm struggling to get the home, End, Page Up and Page Down keys to map properely - does anyone know what the proper names are for these keys, where there's a listing of what can be used or whether it's possible to use the decimal codes still?
 
Ok, I sussed it out - quite tedious but setting the landing gear toggle key in the FSX controls dialog to whatever key I was trying to assign then exiting FSX and examining the standard.xml file FSX produced itself gave me the codes.

For reference for anyone else they were:

VK_PAUSE (Pause key)
VK_SCROLL (Scroll Lock)

Num_7 (Home)
Num_1 (End)
Num_9 (Page Up)
Num_3 (Page Down)
Num_0 (Insert)
Num_Del (Delete)
VK_BACKSLASH (|\ Key)
 
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