how to tell if the shift and /or ctrl keys are up

i have a program that uses sendkeys but it goes all fubar if you're holding either the shift or the ctrl key down (i'm pretty sure it's the ctrl key, but it may not me)

is there any way i could tell my program to wait until they aren't being pressed down to send the info?

Hmm, just a thought, but maybe you can see if they are held down by using the following code in the Form's Keydown event:

Code:

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  Dim ShiftDown, AltDown, CtrlDown
  ShiftDown = (Shift And vbShiftMask) > 0
  AltDown = (Shift And vbAltMask) > 0
  CtrlDown = (Shift And vbCtrlMask) > 0

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And then execute your code if it returns false, ie:

Code:

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If Not CtrlDown Then
  SendKeys (...) 'Whatever you need to do
End If

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Hope this helps! Now where's my two fifty? ;)

JMik