Detecting DOS program keyboard activity? - Xtreme Visual Basic Talk

05-15-2003, 06:18 PM

XY-Man

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Detecting DOS program keyboard activity?

Hi,

Does anyone know how to detect ANY keyboard activity in a DOS full screen application which has focus? I want to be able to close down (terminate) the DOS program after a period of time of no keyboard presses and return focus to my VB6 program.

Thanks in advance !

05-15-2003, 06:39 PM

ALEX_0077

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I think you can detect keypresses anywhere if your form is borderless, and you use the GetAsyncKeyState API call.

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