Keyboard Capture -

Anyone know how to create a keyboard capture app in VB?

I need this to monitor a windows 98 machine. I have tried using the GetMessage API call, however I don't have much practice with the API so I may just be doing it wrong...

Also, does anyone know of a way (in VB) to bypass the messaging queues and get data directly from the Raw Input Thread?

How to capture keyboard events from other applications -
Does somebody know how I can capture keyboard events when another application is the target? Is it also possible to capture keyboard events from a particular application only? Thanks in advance, John,

Keyboard Capture -
Anyone know how to create a keyboard capture app in VB? I need this to monitor a windows 98 machine. I have tried using the GetMessage API call, however I don't have much practice with the API so I may just be doing it wrong... Also, does anyone know of a way (in VB) to bypass t

How to read arrow keys in keyboard -
Hi, How can I capture arrow key press in keyboard? I can't use the key_press event to capture it?

Capture the hex code from keyboard input -
Hello, How would I write a small app that would capture the hex input from a character entered on the keyboard. Basically, I am trying to figure out the ASCII hex code of another language. I have add the other language in control panel and am able to use the keyboard to type in that

Capture keyboard input -
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KeyBoard Hook -
I'm trying to capture keyboard keys using SetWindowsHookEx API call. I want to trap certain alphabets of the keyboard and want to type another alphabet in that place. e.g. if the user presses M key, it should type K and so on. I think I've not been able to handle hInstance ThreadID

Capturing keyboard input -
Hi! I want my program to capture a keyboard stroke. I have it so that when you double click on a text box, another form comes up and asks for you to enter a button. I need my program to capture the button hit and put it into the variable 'key' (its a string). So if I hit the 'A'

Capture keyboard outside of vb program -
Hi I am wanting to capture keyboard strokes from outside of the program I am writing. Does anyone have sample code for this? More specifically, if it helps, I have a barcode reader send keystokes to excel, and I need to push the enter key for every entry. My plan is to write a progra

Capture PC Audio to a file -
Hi, I am just curious if there is a way of using VB code to capture the audio output from a pc to a a wav or mp3 file. It would be similar to keyboard capture which records all the kb strokes into a file. If so, where should I start? Thanks in advance, PhiL

Keyboard Buffer API -
Does anybody know how to extract the contents of the keyboard buffer? I'm in the process of integrating a keyboard card reader. In order to extract the contents, I have to set focus into a text box. The result of the scan will then in turn populate the text box. Rather than doing this,

Press the control button, hold it there and user can select the rows randomly -
Hi everybody I have attached a screen capture. In the screen capture, the user pressed on the control button from the keyboard, hold it there and selected logical number 2 and 5 at random, may i know is there anyway to disable this function but i would like to retain the function of

Is there a 'good' way to capture a barcode scan in VB -
I've written a few apps in the last couple of years that capture barcode scans from a USB or keyboard wedge scanner, but mainly they consist of a hidden text box that has the focus that I periodically clear with a timer (to prevent typing) amd capture with a form_keypress event looking

Keyboard AND Mouse captured by DX8 -
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Where can I buy a US keyboard in the UK -
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Capture Keys Without Events -
Does anyone know how to capture key presses without using the KeyPress events? Like in any method just check be able to check if a key is currently being pressed on the keyboard. Thanks in advance.

Arrow keys on the keyboard -
I am using the MSFlexgrid and I am trying to capture the Keycode when the user hits the arrow keys on the keyboard but I notice that when the keys are used it does not fire the KeyPress or the KeyDown Events and I am not sure how to capture those keys. I also tried the LeaveCell() even

Capturing Extra keys on keyboard (like the explorer key) -
Hey folks, i have a little problem , some new keyboards have extra keys like PLAY , previous , volume up , volume down , email etc etc. I need to capture these keys even when the form is not in focus. I know how to capture the keys that way , but these "EXTRA" keys don'

windows/bios keyboard buffer question... -
I have a question... I started up my trusty "cmd" prompt under windows and I dumped the part of BIOS memory related to the keyboard buffer (16words). The problem is that it only contains keyboard information captured from inside the prompt. It does not capture key strokes f

Macro Program in VB.NET -
Hello all, I am trying to write a macro program in VB.NET. But I am not exactly sure how to capture the keyboard and mouse events. I basically am going to use this to automate writing scripts that in turn automate the running of another program. When a user clicks on the &qu

Disabling keyboard -
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Sensing keystrokes -
I need a routine that will allow me to sense the keyboard and keystokes. I have tryed to use the Form_KeyPress and FormKeyDown routines with only partial success. After a while they seems to lock up and stop functioning. Is there another routine that uses the API or something, that

fake keyboard -
My PC wont boot without a keyboard being attached (its an OLD PC!), one of those with a large round keyboard plug. I don't want to have a keyboard attached to it so is there any way to make the machine think its got one when it hasn't? I'm prepared to cut up / modify the keyboard

[2005] Keyboard input -
I need to be able to capture multiple keys. How do I do it?

How do I capture a keypress -
I want to see when a keyboard key or a mouse key is pressed for the whole system. Is there anyway it's possible?

Keyboards -
I have an old 8088 IBM keyboard and an old 8088 AST keyboard. The IBM works fine with any pentium, yet the AST has failed on all pentiums I've tried. Since both were designed to work with 8088 chips, can someone explain: 1) why one works on the pentium and other doesn't (e

Intercept Keyboard in VB -
Hello all, I am very new to API and hooks so go easy on me please! I need to be able to intercept the keyboard in any application from VB. I am using a barcode wedge scanner and would like to be able to catch when a barcode is scanned vs. when someone is using the keyboard. To do

[2005] how to capture key stokes -
hi. how to get any key pressed by the keyboard wether the form is active or inactive. thx

Keyboard problem with Windows 2000 -
Hi ! I lost the keyboard use with a VB application at run time. This problem occurs randomly. When I disconnect the keyboard and then reconnect it, the keyboard is back !!!!

Keyboard problems!!! -
I am having some keyboard problems and would like to know what kind of commands/utilities (VB or API or 3rd Party OCX or ANYTHING) that I have available for use in manipulating the keyboard. Specifically: 1) Clear the Keyboard buffer 2) Simulate Holding a key down OPINIONS

using an musical amiga keyboard with a IBM -
Hi all. I have an amiga keyboard at home (the piano type) and want to hook it up to my win 98 IBM machien. Will my keyboard be compatible with the my IMB? Where would i find drivers for my keyboard. Thanks

Goodbye Laser Keyboard 6000 v2.0 -
My Keyboard died today im not sure why but im quite sad because of it, it wont pick up the wireless antenna. Im now using a wired microsoft reclusa keyboard, and habu mouse. The mouse is so pricise and lights up blue!!!! The keyboard lights blue too but i miss my keyboard, gonna

keystroke question -
Hi guys, i am coding an application for touchscreen units and have make a keyboard for onscreen data entry. Trouble is i can't figure out how to tell which keys are pressed on the keyboard. I use a temp variable to store keys pressed on my screen keyboard but i also need to add strokes

on screen keyboard -
Hello. I am trying to make an on-screen keyboard. The idea is: The user has the keyboard on screen. When a key on the screen keyboard is pressed - the appropriate key press is sent to the control in focus as if it came from the real keyboard. This MUST happen without the focus ch

Capture key events of all program -
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US Keyboard Layout -
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need help with ole controlled virtual keyboard -
I am investigating using a virtual keyboard with visual basic 6.0 porfessional edition. The problem I am having is setting up the object (keyboard) to control the hiding and showing of the object in my vb application. The keyboard software i am using is from Mount focus. theyr'e web

Coding Keyboard Magnetic Card Reader -
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eMedia Piano & Keyboard Method trouble. -
Wondering if anyone uses this or knows someone that does. I have gone through the help file 6 times and tried what it suggests twice and my keyboard is yet to work. When I configure it seems to work but it doesn't. I have fiddled with it and I still cant get any sound to output. My

Capturing a keyboard input -
Hello! I would like to know how do i capture the key input by a user on a keyboard? Private Sub btnVoid_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnVoid.Click Dim rowIndex As Integer = DataGridView1.CurrentRow.Index 'if user pre

each key preseed on keyboard API -
hi dear, i am building a game... my vb form is minimize and any key pressed i need to capture it.. can u plz give me the api and also how to write it...bcoz i never used them thanks