Trap Function Keys at Form Level

[ajmcqueen]

Hi

This may have been asked before but what I want to do is intercept Function Keys such as F8 at the form level and prevent them reaching an embedded Web Browser component. VB6 by the way.

Thanks

Andy

 

[gmmastros]

Set the form's .KeyPreview property to true
Then, put code in the KeyUp (or KeyDown) event.

Start a new VB project with a single form.
Put in this code.

Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_KeyUp(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    
    Call MsgBox("KeyCode: " & CStr(KeyCode) & vbCrLf & "Shift: " & CStr(Shift))
    
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
    
    Me.KeyPreview = True

End Sub

-George

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[ajmcqueen]

George

It works fine until I load a pdf document into the Web Browser. Then it doesn't fire and the PDF ActiveX PlugIn gets the F8 function key, which shows or hides it's menu bar.it is this behaviour that I want to stop.

Regards

Andy

 

[BobRodes]

how do you have the web browser component embedded?