asked on VB6 key press at program start
Using VB6, I'm trying to detect if a couple of keys are pressed at the time the icon to start the program is clicked. I need to detect if a particular key combination is pressed before any forms are displayed, so I can't use something like form.keypress (no form loaded yet).
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Richard
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Hi John,
Thanks for the quick reply. I have seen programs which if started (clicking the icon) with a particular key held down (when the icon is clicked) sets a debug mode or changes the logging mode of the program. In my case, what I want to do is to change the behavior of a routine which connects to a SQL server. If the server is off (and proper key not pressed) a message is shown that the server is off and the program terminates. If a key is pressed, and the server is off, the user is prompted to change to a different server. I'm trying to make it as difficult as possible for a user to change to a different server.
Thanks for the quick reply. I have seen programs which if started (clicking the icon) with a particular key held down (when the icon is clicked) sets a debug mode or changes the logging mode of the program. In my case, what I want to do is to change the behavior of a routine which connects to a SQL server. If the server is off (and proper key not pressed) a message is shown that the server is off and the program terminates. If a key is pressed, and the server is off, the user is prompted to change to a different server. I'm trying to make it as difficult as possible for a user to change to a different server.
Interesting thinking....how about loading a small hidden form that watches for the key and then proceed...
I found a post about running a process in memory but its a bit of a hack : http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?728585-How-do-I-execute-a-program-from-memory
I found a post about running a process in memory but its a bit of a hack : http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?728585-How-do-I-execute-a-program-from-memory
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May something like this :http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?27616-Recoginition-of-keypress-thru-API(Window-API) could help but i am not sure