Global hotkey control v1.0.5

An update to the code previously posted here.

**MCL** Global VB Hotkey Control
Release 1.0.5 - All subscriber levels
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To use: Add the OCX to your file,
Drop the VBHotkey control onto your form
In the VBHotkey1_HotkeyPressed event add whatever code you wish to be triggered by the event
Set the control's parameters at design time or at run time

Now whenever your app is running and the hotkey is enabled (whether it is the foreground app or not) and the hotkey combination is triggered,
your app. will execute the code in the event procedure. When your application is terminated the hotkey will be unloaded.

Parameters:
AltKey As Boolean Whether the hotkey combination includes the ALT key
ShiftKey As Boolean Whether the hotkey combination includes the SHIFTkey
CtrlKey As Boolean Whether the hotkey combination includes the CONTROL key
WinKey As Boolean Whether the hotkey combination includes the WIN key
VKey As KeyCodeConstants The other key in the combination e.g vbKeyF10 for F10 etc
Enabled As Boolean Whether the hotkey control rersponds to user input or not

Notes: This code is provided free of charge by Merrion Computing Ltd (http://www.merrioncomputing.com). You are free to use this code subject to acknowledgement in your applications given that you do not attempt to pass the code off as your own intelectual copyright.


Release History:

18 June 2001 Release 1.0.3 (Beta) - Now supports multiple VBHotkey controls on each form safely

04 Febuary 2002 Release 1.0.4 - Properties can be changed at runtime

10 Febuary 2002 Release 1.0.5 - Enabled property added to allow the control to be turned on and off under program control

Add the following code to the Usercontrol to prevent the hotkey being left active when the control is unloaded.


Private Sub UserControl_Terminate()
'\\ Unset hotkey if it still exists
Enabled = False
Set mHotkey = Nothing
End Sub


HTH,
Duncan