how can i use ctrl+esc in vb6?

[basti42]

can i ask a question?
how can i use ctrl+esc in vb6?
in my form i have image,label,and buttons.
do have any solutions

tnx!

[si_the_geek]

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[Keith_VB6]

basti42,

Welcome to the forum.

Feel free to ask any question that you want.

We're all here to help, but I think we need a little more information.

What are you trying to do. Check for ctrl+esc or send the keys ? Pressing ctrl+esc normally brings up the start menu.

[basti42]

tnx to you Keith_VB6,
what i mean is i'm doing a project mini windows
that's why i'm asking how to code the ctrl+esc
pls. reply tnx.

[Keith_VB6]

I'm still not sure what you mean. Please explain in more details. What do you mean by "code the ctrl+esc" ?

If you want to send CTRL-Escape then this code does that. Just add a command button.

'API declaration
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" _
   (ByVal bVk As Byte, _
    ByVal bScan As Byte, _
    ByVal dwFlags As Long, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Long)
 
'constants
Const VK_ESCAPE = &H1B
Const VK_CONTROL = &H11
Const VK_KeyDown = 1
Const VK_KeyUp = 3
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Simulate Key Press
    keybd_event VK_CONTROL, 0, VK_KeyDown, 0
    keybd_event VK_ESCAPE,0, VK_KeyDown, 0
 
'Simulate Key Release
    keybd_event VK_ESCAPE, 0, VK_KeyUp, 0
    keybd_event VK_CONTROL,0, VK_KeyUp, 0
End Sub

[basti42]

tnx for your prompt reply
i have a project its a mini-windows
if i press ctrl+esc it will show the form.

[penagate]

If Windows Explorer is not set as the desktop shell application then you should be able to use Ctrl+Esc. The only issue is that it is already registered by Explorer. Same with Alt+Tab. Ctrl+Alt+Del however is a low-level hotkey combination which is handled by the kernel, not the shell.

[rory]

Basti42, the code in Post#5 answers your question.

[basti42]

i already tried rory...
but still the start button of windows appears
tnx

[rory]

i already tried rory...
but still the start button of windows appears
tnx

it will as stated by others .. it is reserved for that while in the Explorer.exe shell ..

[penagate]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell

If that value is "explorer.exe", you cannot use Ctrl+Esc. If it is not, you can, but you lose the desktop, taskbar, and task switcher.

Capeesh?