Need to capture keypress or button click from another app

microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

27 Dec 2006 11:10 PM

Terry Olsen

Is there any way for my app to capture a keypress or a button click from
another app? I need my app to be able to catch the click before the
other app and process the click or keypress instead.

Thanks.

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29 Dec 2006 3:06 AM

Ken Tucker [MVP]

Terry,

You need to create a windows hook
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/10/CuttingEdge/

Ken
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"Terry Olsen" <tolse***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is there any way for my app to capture a keypress or a button click from
> another app? I need my app to be able to catch the click before the
> other app and process the click or keypress instead.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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