Simple Key Down Question

[NinjaNic]

Hey so I just wanted to start making a simple 2D game, but I can't figure out how to make the character move! Yeah I know I'm pretty dumb but can you bear with me here? Thanks.

So I want to make the character move with WASD. My problem is that when I press a key, nothing happens. Nothing at all. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for the help in advance.

    Private Sub Form1_KeyDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles Me.KeyDown

        If e.KeyCode = Keys.W Then
            Player.Top = Player.Top - 10
            Label1.Text = "W"
        End If
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.A Then
            Player.Left = Player.Left - 10
            Label1.Text = "A"
        End If
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.S Then
            Player.Top = Player.Top + 10
            Label1.Text = "S"
        End If
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.D Then
            Player.Left = Player.Left + 10
            Label1.Text = "D"
        End If

    End Sub

[.paul.]

in Form_Load try putting:

Me.KeyPreview = True

[NinjaNic]

Wow, it works! Thanks!

[jmcilhinney]

in Form_Load try putting:

Me.KeyPreview = True

While it's not wrong to do that in code, I would tend to set properties like that in the designer.