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    Take a look at this piece:
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    TranslateMessage(&msg);
    Why is there an ampersand(&) in front of msg????
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    & is like AddressOf in VB.

    Translate message takes a pointer to MSG, so it needs the memory location, a bit like ByRef, because it needs to alter it. So, you pass a pointer by getting it's address using &.
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    Thanks!
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