MouseHookStruct

I'm creating a hook into the mouse messages for my app using SetWindowsHookEx and AddressOf, and I AM receiving the Windows messages. HOWEVER, I need to use MouseHookStruct so that I can find out which window will receive the mouse message.

I can find the MouseHookStruct declaration, but I'm not sure how to use it. I know that the lparam that I receive in MouseProc (procedure that AddressOf points to) is a pointer to the MouseHookStruct structure (according to MS), but I don't know how to use that pointer to get to the MouseHookStruct structure.

I'm sure this is easy for many of you, but it's not for me. :

Code:

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Private Type POINTAPI
        x As Long
        y As Long
End Type

Private Type MOUSEHOOKSTRUCT
    pt As POINTAPI
    hwnd As Long
    wHitTestCode As Long
    dwExtraInfo As Long
End Type

'FOR WINDOWS 2000 Only
Private Type MOUSEHOOKSTRUCTEX
    pt As POINTAPI
    hwnd As Long
    wHitTestCode As Long
    dwExtraInfo As Long
    mouseData As Long
End Type

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now post the code you already have and i'll see what I can do....

Thanks crispin...

I'm trapping the Tab key and need to know the control being tabbed to, but before it gets there

In form_load:
hKeyHook = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD, AddressOf KeyboardProc, 0&, App.ThreadID)

In form_unload:
Call UnhookWindowsHookEx(hKeyHook)


In module:
Global hKeyHook As Long

Public Declare Function CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hHook As Long, _
ByVal nCode As Long, _
ByVal wParam As Long, _
ByVal lParam As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function UnhookWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hHook As Long) As Long

Public Declare Function SetWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" _
Alias "SetWindowsHookExA" _
(ByVal idHook As Long, _
ByVal lpfn As Long, _
ByVal hmod As Long, _
ByVal dwThreadId As Long) As Long


Public Function KeyboardProc(ByVal nCode As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
On Error Resume Next

'Process keys to filter
If wParam = vbKeyTab Then
If lParam = 983041 Then 'some part of [Tab Down]
here is where I need to find out which control is being tabbed to, and I have lparam
...........
...........

KeyboardProc = 1
Exit Function
End If
End If

KeyboardProc = CallNextHookEx(hKeyHook, nCode, wParam, lParam)
End function

heres some code to tell you what control is next in the tab order before you get to it:

Code:

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Private Function getNextControlName(CurrentControl As Control)

Dim controlname()
Dim tabindex()

Dim x As Control
Dim n
n = 0
On Error Resume Next
For Each x In Me.Controls
    If x.TabStop Then
    If Err = 0 Then
        n = n + 1
        ReDim Preserve controlname(1 To n)
        ReDim Preserve tabindex(1 To n)
        controlname(n) = x.Name
        tabindex(n) = x.tabindex
    End If
    End If
Next x

getNextControlName = ""

Dim i, j
Dim temp

'sort based on tabindex

 For i = n - 1 To 1 Step -1
  For j = 1 To i
  If tabindex(j + 1) < tabindex(j) Then
    temp = tabindex(j)
    tabindex(j) = tabindex(j + 1)
    tabindex(j + 1) = temp
    temp = controlname(j)
    controlname(j) = controlname(j + 1)
    controlname(j + 1) = temp
  End If
  Next j
 Next i

 For i = 1 To n
  If CurrentControl.Name = controlname(i) Then
  If i = n Then
    getNextControlName = controlname(1)
  Else
    getNextControlName = controlname(i + 1)
  End If
  Exit For
  End If
 Next i

End Function


Private Sub Command1_Click()
  MsgBox getNextControlName(Form1.Command1)
End Sub

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you might want to make the array public and just run the part of the function that builds the array once in the form activate event, then you can just query the array based on the tabindex of the control you are sitting on.......

hope this helps.....

Crispin,

I want to get this through Mousehookstruct b/c the structure can also give info like the mouse coordinates. I'll save what you gave me though....in the process of reworking what I'm making, I managed to get around the problem, but it could definitely be useful if I can't get Mousehookstruct working in other cases where I need this.

I appreciate the time and effort. Thanks so much.

Wade,

I think it (MOUSEHOOKSTRUCT) works now, give this project a look and lemme know what you think....