Keypress event [Resolved]

I want to use the keypress event on a form so that when the user presses the right or left arrow my cmdNext and cmdPrevious buttons will execute accordingly. If I use the form's keypress event it won't work cause the focus goes into the various textboxes or buttons on the form. How do I do it?

If you set the Form's KeyPreview property to true, the form receives the key events before the controls do.

I think you need to use the KeyDown event though, because the keypress event cannot trap the arrow keys.

Thanks Frans, it worked as you said, with the keydown event.

How can you tell if the person is typing in a textbox? B/c if they are I dont want the Keypress todo anything, i want to let them continue to type. Understand what I'm asking? :):D

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Originally posted by Adamas
Understand what I'm asking? :):D

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Actually I am not sure I do! When the user types the keypress event of the object is fired. But what do you mean by saying

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I dont want the Keypress todo anything, i want to let them continue to type

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