question on keyboard event

[The8thSense]

hi ~
how to listen to keyboard event when the program is not in focus ?
i.e. invoking certain function when a specific key is pressed while the
program is not in focus
thx

 

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi 8th,

Getting global access to the keyboard is easy when you follow the
footsteps of a Master.

The Master in question is Paul Kimmel, author of Visual Basic .NET
Unleashed, and he has written a three-part article explaining the whats and
hows of trapping the keyboard using SetWindowsHookEx:

http://www.developer.com/net/net/article.php/11087_2193301_1

Have fun.

Regards,
Fergus

 

[William Ryan]

Fergus:

I just bought his VB.NET Power Coding and love it...Don't have Unleashed but
it sounds like I need to.

Cheers,

Bill

 

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Bill,

|| Power Coding .. love it *

Roll up those sleeves and stick your arms in up to the elbows !! :-D

Cheers,
Fergus

* excuse the slight misquoting ;-)

 

[The8thSense]

thanks very much !