responds

[Kaimonington]

How can I make my programme do the code respond to things if the programme is minimised?

[si_the_geek]

Do you mean that you want to detect when the form is minimised?

If so, simply use code like this in the Form_Resize event:

If Me.WindowState = vbMinimized Then
  'form has just been minimised
End If

[Kaimonington]

no, I mean that the form will be able to respond to events even if it is minimize, like it will respond to a keypress event if it is minimized.

[si_the_geek]

That isn't the way Windows works... keyboard/mouse input gets sent to the window which has the focus, and minimised windows aren't focussed.

What is it that you are actually trying to achieve?

[03myersd]

There is an API that will check if keys are pressed. Running that in a timer can check certain things.

[Kaimonington]

what is the api?

[RobDog888]

What event is it that you are trying to monitor?

[Kaimonington]

Well, I'm trying to make a programme simular to the hypercam, and you have to press escape to stop videoing, except if the programme has focus all the time, I wont be able to click anything and therefore it would be pointless videoing.

[RobDog888]

How are you recording the desktop, that will depend on what you need to do.

[Kaimonington]

there's an api for printscreen

[RobDog888]

Yes but that API wont record all the screen if they are playing a video/movie etc.

[Kaimonington]

but how can I do it otherwise?

[RobDog888]

What kind of data are you needing to "capture"?

[Kaimonington]

i dont know, just the image that is on the screen at the moment, as picture.

[RobDog888]

Will to capture every second or so is a resource drain and will slow down the users system. What or why are you trying to capture the screen this way?

[Kaimonington]

just so I can record the screen, but anyway, How can I make it respond to the escape key even if it is minimized?